Püngelerstraße

Brief info

• Project: Complete new construction
• Objective: Structural and functional improvements
• Schedule: 2026/27
• Project phase: Preliminary planning

Current

A public consultation took place from 22.08.2025 to 05.09.2025. The planning decision is now to be obtained.

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Occasion and goal

Regionetz GmbH has renewed and laid supply lines and sewers in the southern part of Püngelerstraße. In connection with this work, the road is to be completely rebuilt and transformed into a traffic-calmed area.

Today's situation

As the southern section of Püngelerstraße in the Laurensberg district is a cul-de-sac, the road is used exclusively for access traffic. This means that traffic volumes are low. The road is located in a 30 km/h zone and is designed according to the separation principle. The carriageway is only 4.60 meters wide, which makes it almost impossible for vehicles to meet. In addition, undesignated parking is tolerated on the roadside, which further impedes traffic. The width of the sidewalks varies between 1.50 and 1.70 meters, which does not comply with the prescribed minimum dimensions according to RASt 06 and therefore cannot guarantee safe and barrier-free pedestrian traffic. Furthermore, there are no tactile guidance elements.

Planning

The principles of the current regulations are observed during planning. When weighing up the planning elements, the basic principle is that road safety for all road users must take precedence over convenience (VwV-StVO, General Administrative Regulation on Road Traffic Regulations, Section A, to § 39-43).

The Regionetz pipeline work will make it possible to redistribute the cross-section of the road, improve its condition and, in particular, make it more comfortable for pedestrians. The administration's plans essentially provide for pedestrian safety and accessibility measures as well as traffic calming measures. There is one possible cross-section variant for the conversion.

^{(Preferred variant in the direction of Alte Vaalser Straße)}

The plans envisage the conversion of Püngelerstraße into a traffic-calmed area. Vehicles will only be allowed to drive at walking speed.

The street is being redesigned into a level where all road users share the road space. For this purpose, there is a complete "sidewalk" on the western side with a width of 1.50 m to ensure accessibility with the help of a tactile guidance system. In the remaining width, parking spaces and green areas alternate with roadways. There are sections with a width of 8 m, which can be used equally by all road users. In narrow places, the pavement is the aforementioned 1.50 m next to a "roadway" with a width of 4 m and parking spaces or green areas with a width of 2.50 m. The parking spaces are located alternately on the western side next to the pavement and on the eastern side at the edge of the property boundaries. Between the narrow areas are the wide sections that allow traffic to pass.

There are approx. 13 parking spaces in Püngelerstraße.

Another traffic calming measure is a plateau pavement with a width of 5 m, a length of 3.60 m and a height of 6.5 cm. This is located in the front half of the road and is aligned so that there is a distance of 1.50 m to the property boundaries on both sides to allow pedestrians and cyclists to pass.

Costs

The costs for implementation are currently estimated at around EUR 1.1 million. At present, no funds have been allocated in the budget to implement the measure. The implementation of the measures is only possible if the provision of the necessary funds is secured by a future, legally binding budget. Planning is exclusively internal.

Decisions on the implementation of measures with costs and financing are reserved for the implementation resolution.

Next steps

Residents were involved from 22.8. to 05.09.2025. This took the form of a presentation, which was both available online and on public display.

Subject to the planning decision, the implementation planning will be carried out, with the aim of reaching an implementation decision in 2026. Implementation of the measures is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Political consulting

10.09.2025: Consultation in the Aachen Laurensberg district council