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There will be a traffic jam on the A3 near Frankfurt on Thursday. Currently, one hour of time loss can be expected.
+++ 3:43 p.m.: After a traffic collapse around Frankfurt on Thursday morning, the situation has largely calmed down – except on the A3 towards Frankfurt. While traffic on other motorways is mainly slow rather than jammed, there are still many vehicles standing still between Bad Camberg and the Wiesbadener Kreuz. Progress is very slow over 14 kilometers. The rescue work is ongoing, only two lanes are free.
+++ 9.24 a.m.: While the situation on the A3 between Hanau and Frankfurt is easing, the traffic jam in the opposite direction from Wiesbaden is also gradually decreasing – but there are still 15 kilometers between Bad Camberg and Wiesbaden in the direction of Frankfurt. Vehicles are also queued for 6 kilometers on the A66 between Wiesbaden-Biebrich and Wiesbadener Kreuz.
Also long traffic jam between Hanau and Frankfurt
+++ 8.34 a.m.: Now there has also been a crash in the other direction, but in the eastern part of the Hesse A3: between Hanau and Frankfurt-Süd, traffic is currently backed up for 13 kilometers after an accident. According to initial information, the left and middle lanes between the Offenbacher Kreuz and Frankfurt-Süd are affected.
The traffic jam between Limburg and Wiesbaden is now 20 kilometers long. The A66 is now also closed; traffic is backed up for 11 kilometers between Wiesbaden-Frauenstein and Wiesbadener Kreuz.
There is also a lot of traffic from the north. On the A5, traffic between the Gambacher Kreuz and the connection at Frankfurt Westhafen is backed up for over 19 kilometers.
Truck accident paralyzes the A3 between Limburg and Wiesbaden
Update from Thursday, September 26th, 7:26 a.m.: On the A3 is currently no longer working. Traffic is backed up for 14 kilometers between Limburg-Süd and Wiesbaden after a truck accident. According to initial information, the truck lost control when aquaplaning between the Niedernhausen junction and the Medenbach-West service area. Traffic is currently being directed past the scene of the accident.
A truck overturns on the A3 near Niedernhausen and causes a long traffic jam. © 5Vision.News
Update from Wednesday, September 25th, 5:38 p.m.: A traffic jam of at least seven kilometers has formed on the A3 near Frankfurt. The ADAC reports this in its traffic jam report. Accordingly, it builds up between Kelsterbach and the Offenbacher Kreuz in the direction of Würzburg. Drivers should allow 20 minutes more time. It is still unclear whether the cause was an accident or simply heavy rush-hour traffic.
Background: This is the A3 in Hesse
Rhine-Main – There are often traffic jams in the Hessian section of the A3 motorway. This is not surprising given their situation. The A3 runs through the densely populated Rhine-Main area and is therefore heavily used. There is a lot going on, especially between the Frankfurter Kreuz and the Hanau junction. On weekdays there is heavy rush hour traffic here almost every day. But a lot of cars and trucks also drive to and from Wiesbaden and Cologne, which is why There are always accidents there gives.
The A3 runs through the Rhine-Main area. Here you can see the section just before AS Idstein. There are often traffic jams on the A3. © Joeran Steinsiek/imago
The A3 is the second longest motorway in Germany after the A7. It runs from the Dutch border through the Ruhr area, past Cologne, through the Rhine-Main area, Franconia and eastern Bavaria to the Austrian border and is 769 kilometers long. It is also one of the most important European transport routes. By the way, there is also one of the most profitable speed traps near Limburg on the A3. There is a big gap there. The stationary speed camera was the first of its kind in 1973.
