The ADAC expects a lot of traffic jams on the motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia over the long weekend – it’s supposed to be the worst on Friday afternoon (June 26) from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Whit Monday (June 29).
was last year the Friday before Pentecost all over Germany even one of the busiest days of the years. The reason: commuters and short vacationers meet on Fridays. If you still want to go on vacation on Friday, then you should rather start in the evening. Traffic jam hotspots are the autobahns in the greater Cologne area and in the Ruhr area. Incidentally, in NRW on Friday and Whit Monday are the ADAC traffic jam adviser back on the highways with their motorcycles. They calm down annoyed vacationers, distribute drinks and toys for children to make the waiting time more bearable and explain the rescue alley. You have to form them when you’re stuck in traffic – otherwise you’ll face a hefty fine. Anyone driving in the left lane turns left, drivers in all other lanes turn right. Otherwise there is a risk of high fines, driving bans and points in Flensburg.
Current information about the construction site situation in NRW and throughout Germany find motorists the website of the ADAC. One detailed traffic jam preview with information on the exact time of day and time, drivers can use the ADAC route planner under (“Real-time traffic situation” button). The planned departure time can be set with the time controller. The traffic forecast for the desired route can be obtained using the zoom function on the map.
On the long Pentecost weekend, the ADAC in NRW is again expecting many traffic jams on the motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia. “Because of the public holiday on Monday, employees do not have to sacrifice a day of vacation for a long weekend. That makes Pentecost particularly attractive for a short trip with the family, for example to the German North and Baltic Sea coasts or the Netherlands,” says ADAC traffic expert Prof. Dr. Roman Suthold. The ADAC expects the most massive traffic disruptions on the autobahns in North Rhine-Westphalia Friday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Whit Monday. Also on Saturday it can morning get even fuller. “Friday will once again become an absolute test of patience due to the meeting of commuters and short vacationers,” warns Suthold. In the year 2022 was the Friday before Pentecost is the third day of the year with the most traffic jams nationwide. The ADAC expert advises anyone who still wants to drive off on Friday to at least switch to the evening hours.
To the Traffic jams in NRW As on the Ascension Day weekend, the motorways in the greater Cologne area and in the Ruhr area count again. The ADAC expects delays in North Rhine-Westphalia on the A1 (Cologne – Dortmund – Bremen – Hamburg), the A2 (Oberhausen – Dortmund – Hanover) and the A3 (Emmerich – Oberhausen – Cologne – Frankfurt). On the entire Cologne ring road (A1/A3/A4), drivers must always expect traffic jams or slowdowns in sections. The ADAC also sees increased congestion potential in NRW on the A40 (Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Straelen – Venlo), A42 (Dortmund – Oberhausen – Kamp Lintfort), A43 (Wuppertal – Recklinghausen – Münster), A46 (Düsseldorf – Wuppertal) and A59 (Cologne – Bonn). If the weather is nice, there may be delays by day trippers on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, even off the motorway. In addition: In the federal states of Berlin, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, there is still no school on Tuesday (May 30th). Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria are starting two-week vacations, while Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland are starting one-and-a-half or one-week vacations. Therefore, the risk of traffic jams is particularly high not only in the direction of German coasts, but also in the south of Germany.
The (NRW) motorways with the greatest potential for traffic jams on the long Pentecost weekend:
The Pentecost wave of travel also affects the classic international routes Tauern, Inntal, Rheintal, and Brennerautobahn as well as the Gotthard route. But you also need a lot of patience on the long-distance roads to the Croatian coasts. Holiday returnees can get stuck in traffic because of border controls, especially when entering Germany at the Bavarian crossings Suben (A3), Walserberg (A8) and Kiefersfelden (A93).
In North Rhine-Westphalia, the ADAC traffic jam advisors will be back on the motorways with their motorcycles on Friday and Whit Monday. They calm down annoyed vacationers, help with route planning, explain the rescue route and distribute drinks and toys for children to make the waiting time more bearable.
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