During the flood in August 2002, the Weißeritz flooded the eastern part of the station, causing great damage to the entire station area. In the autumn of 2003, the dilapidated pedestrian bridge was demolished and then replaced by a new structure. The new bridge also carries road traffic, as did the original bridge, which had to be removed during the electrification of the line. Since public access to the platform is only possible over this bridge, no passenger trains stopped there between 11 August 2003 and 12 December 2004. Using the incremental launch method, the bridge was built as a 300 metres-long continuous beam and installed in eleven launches; it was finally completed at the end of 2004. The construction of the new bridge was very important as Waltherstrasse is part of the only flood-free north–south link in the western part of the city, which continues along Hamburger Straße, the Flügelweg bridge and Washingtonstraße. About €4.5 million of the €17 million total construction cost was funded by Deutsche Bahn.