The new express cycle route, which is intended to bring commuters on two wheels from the city of Munich to the northern district to the Garching research center and beyond with as little interruption as possible, is slowly coming into view. The district of Munich and the city of Garching have now concluded an agreement on the first section, which extends from the B13 federal highway to the Garching-Hochbrück underground station. The planned cycle expressway is the first of its kind in Bavaria.
In the agreement, the city and district of Munich regulate the details of the planning, construction and maintenance of the pilot route. The district will take over all necessary land purchases, whereby the property will become the property of the city of Garching; The district also bears the costs for the new construction of a wider bridge over the Schleissheim Canal, as well as the structural road maintenance that is necessary for the long-term preservation of the roadway. The planning and construction costs are also the responsibility of the district. In addition, the district is responsible for the initial signage and lighting of the cycle path. In the future, the city of Garching will be responsible for the operational maintenance of the road, which includes regular road inspections, minor repairs, winter service, green and wood maintenance, street cleaning and maintenance of the street equipment.
The local politicians on the city council had struggled for a long time to find a suitable route for the national cycle expressway from Munich to Garching. They finally agreed on a route that, coming from the B 13, would lead north along the Schleissheim Canal to the Hochbrück underground station. From there, a new bridge to be built will lead over the park-and-ride car park; the cycle path takes a detour around the business park and continues to the north-east, crossing the Egernfeld Bridge over the autobahn and finally reaching the research campus along the autobahn wall.