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Jena, 16.03.2026 – Two new beach volleyball courts with a modern floodlight system are currently being built at Strandschleicher. With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on March 12, Jenaer Bädergesellschaft started the expansion of the facility to a future total of eight professional sand courts.
Jena, March 14, 2026. Several new construction projects will begin in the Jena city area next week. Road users and pedestrians must prepare for significant restrictions and detours, particularly at Fürstengraben.
Motorists in Jena city center will need to plan for extra travel time starting in mid-March due to urgent road surface renovations on the busy Fürstengraben.
Starting next Monday, Jenaer Nahverkehr will renovate the tram stop at the Universitätsklinikum. Passengers and drivers on Erlanger Allee should expect traffic restrictions until late June.
The months-long full closure of the Bundesstraße 88 in the north of Jena is leading to massive traffic problems in the adjacent municipalities. Drivers are increasingly using unofficial shortcuts through the villages, causing great resentment among residents and mayors.
Jena, March 4, 2026. Friedrich Schiller University Jena is receiving a new communication and meeting center. Today, the foundation stone for the multi-million euro project in the city center was laid.
Jena, March 02, 2026. The GalaxSea leisure pool will close its doors for an expected period of one and a half years starting June 2, 2026. The facility will undergo comprehensive renovation and modernization costing 24.4 million euros, with a future focus increasingly oriented toward the needs of families.
Starting March 2, 2026, Jenaer Nahverkehr will continue construction work for the barrier-free expansion of the Jenertal stop, leading to traffic restrictions on Stadtrodaer Straße until mid-June.
On March 2, the fundamental expansion of Naumburger Straße and the extension of the tram line to the Himmelreich residential area will begin in Jena.
Starting March 2, 2026, the Jenertal stop in Jena will undergo modernization to ensure barrier-free access. Passengers and motorists should expect traffic restrictions on Stadtrodaer Straße until mid-June.