PRODUCTION - 21 March 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: Standing at the group photo for the bridge closure are Ocke Hamann (l-r), spokesman on transport and mobility for the NRW Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Udo Pasderski, DEGES division manager for North Rhine-Westphalia, and Markus Bangen, CEO of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport). Along with the A1 Rhine Bridge in Leverkusen, the Duisburg A40 Bridge is one of the most important traffic links in NRW. Once the two halves are connected, the roadway will be set up and marked, a sidewalk and cycle path will be installed and separated with noise barriers. The first bridge structure is to be inaugurated and opened to traffic at the end of 2023. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa