The project specifically aims to create an efficient road connection between the city of Riesa and the federal highway 14 north of Döbeln.

The expansion between Seerhausen and Döbeln still requires several approval processes and decisions from the neighboring communities about the route variants of the B 169.

According to the original plan, the 14.5 kilometer long new construction with several bridges was supposed to begin in two sections from 2017 to 2018, but was delayed indefinitely (as of November 2020).

The B 169 between Cottbus and the Elbe-Elster district represents a nationally important east-west route and has a high proportion of traffic inland.

The Erzgebirge folk rock singer and songwriter Stefan Gerlach dedicated the song “De 169” (released in 1994) to the road that runs through his hometown Stützengrün.