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Company trip to Nuremberg
The two-day company outing to Nuremberg offered a varied program as well as plenty of opportunities to deepen personal contact with colleagues from other locations. On Friday, the city of Nuremberg was culturally explored. The day ended with dinner together. On Saturday, the employees were able to put their manual skills to the test by building a raft on [...]
New bridge over the Danube in Mauthausen
At the beginning of this year, the BERNARD Gruppe has been awarded the contract for the test engineering services for the new bridge project “Neue Donaubrücke Mauthausen”. The existing bridge over the Danube in Mauthausen connects Lower and Upper Austria and is of great importance for the region. A new bridge with a length of 582 m will be [...]
Essen: Urban living lab for the Ruhrallee
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned to plan an optimized traffic control system as part of the Connected Mobility Essen project. The project aims at driving forward the digitalization of transport and manage it in an environmentally friendly way in the future. To this end, intelligent sensor technology for recording the traffic and environmental situation and a powerful database for [...]
Sustainable method for terrain mapping
The Bernard Gruppe is using its new lightweight drone for the geological mapping of new high-voltage power lines. Most of the route is being explored by bicycle. The drone can easily be carried in a backpack. This means that the planned mast sites can be surveyed quickly and efficiently and relevant information on the subsoil and the general suitability [...]
Security of supply for Austria and neighboring countries
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned by Gas Connect Austria with the design for the “WAG Loop 1 project”. The West Austria Gas Pipeline (WAG) is one of the most important long-distance gas pipelines in Austria. The expansion of the WAG in the west-east direction is of great importance for securing the long-term energy supply in Austria and south-eastern Europe. [...]
Acceleration of implementation: RadNETZ bicycle network Baden-Württemberg
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned by the Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg with the project aiming at accelerating the implementation of the RadNETZ Baden-Württemberg (“Umsetzungsbeschleunigung des RadNETZes Baden-Württemberg"). Baden-Württemberg has set itself the goal of doubling its bicycle traffic share by 2030. Between 2014 and 2016, the BERNARD Gruppe created the foundations for the state-wide bicycle network for everyday cycling [...]
SuedLink – Permit application design completed
The BERNARD Gruppe is working in a consortium with Arcadis on the "SuedLink", one of the largest infrastructure projects of the energy transition. The planning approval documents for the last section (B3) in the responsibility of the consortium were handed over to the project sponsor, TransnetBW, as planned. The planning approval documents have already been submitted to the Federal [...]
New tram depot in Munich
The BERNARD Gruppe has been commissioned by Stadtwerke München with the planning services for the construction of the new tram depot in Ständlerstraße. Stadtwerke München (SWM) is building a new streetcar depot for Munich on Ständlerstraße. The new building is necessary to ensure reliable streetcar operations in the future. Expanding the capacity of the streetcar depots is also a [...]
Increasing road safety in Würzburg
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned by the city of Würzburg to carry out a microscopic traffic flow simulation. Several options for improving traffic safety at the intersection of the roads Bismarckstraße and Röntgenring will be investigated. The traffic effects of the respective variants will be examined by considering the agreed signal adjustments for the morning and afternoon peaks. Within [...]
AI-based visitor guidance in tourist destinations
With its BERNARD Mobility Analyser (BMA), the BERNARD Gruppe is part of the project "AIR – AI-based recommender for sustainable tourism development" led by the Institute for Sustainable and Innovative Tourism at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. The aim of the project is to guide visitors by using "gentle" methods. After being provided with relevant information, tourists can decide [...]