Start of the summer holidays
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There is a risk of traffic jams and construction sites on these highways in NRW
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The best known picture during the travel season: the traffic jams on the A1 near Cologne on the Pentecost weekend of 2022.
Photo: dpa / Thomas Banneyer
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Dusseldorf Summer construction sites and many tourists in Germany will cause a lot of traffic jams on NRW motorways during the summer holidays. The ADAC reveals which routes are particularly interested and at what time of day it is best to start driving.
The summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia begin on June 27. Numerous people are still on vacation in their home country, so it should be full on German motorways. At least on the first holiday weekend, NRW vacationers can still expect fewer traffic jams along known travel routes, at least outside their home state. NRW is the only federal state to begin summer holidays at the end of June. In early July there will also be holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, followed by Berlin, Brandenburg and Hamburg (7 July).
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“Home and camping holidays have been popular for years. This is clearly evident on the main roads, “says Roman Suthold, traffic expert at ADAC. Even car trips to neighboring countries are again possible without problems thanks to the abolition of the corona restrictions. According to a survey by the Bavarian Center for the tourism in collaboration with the market research institute GfK (April 2022), almost 60 percent of summer vacationers want to use the car for trips to Germany. For destinations in other European countries, 47% indicated the car as a preferred means of travel.
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However, ADAC in NRW is not expecting chaos at the start of the holiday season. “In view of the new increase in air travel, the car is becoming less important for travel than in the last two years of Corona. And not everyone leaves in the first few weeks. Tourist traffic is distributed throughout the entire summer vacation.” , explains Suthold.
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ADAC sees the highest risk of traffic jams on NRW highways during summer holidays on Fridays from 2pm to 8pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, particularly on northbound and coastal routes of the Baltic Sea, the Netherlands and on the way to the south. Motorists must expect delays, especially in the greater Cologne area and the entire Ruhr area. In particular, the sections of the construction site have a greater potential for congestion. When the weather is nice, last-minute hikers or vacationers can cause numerous traffic jams. It will take a lot of patience on the access roads to the mountains and lakes.
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“Basically, if you are flexible, you should leave Monday to Thursday outside rush hour or use Sunday as your arrival day. If it has to be Friday or Saturday, it is worth starting early in the morning or in the evening, “advises ADAC specialist Suthold.
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According to the ADAC, last year during the summer holidays in NRW a total of 30,357 reports of traffic jams for a total length of 35,494 kilometers and a duration of 16,472 hours.
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NRW highways with increased risk of traffic jams during summer vacation 2022:
• A1 Cologne – Dortmund – Osnabrück – Bremen
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• A2 Oberhausen – Dortmund – Hannover
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• A3 Emmerich – Oberhausen – Cologne – Frankfurt
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• A31 Bottrop – Ochtrup – Emden
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• A40 Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Straelen
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• A42 Dortmund – Oberhausen
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• A43 Wuppertal – Bochum – Herne – Recklinghausen
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• A44 Bochum – Dortmund – Kassel
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• A45 Dortmund – Hagen – Lüdenscheid
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• A46 Düsseldorf – Wuppertal
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• A52 Essen – Dusseldorf – Moenchengladbach
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• A57 Cologne – Krefeld – Kleve
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• A61 Nettetal – Moenchengladbach – Koblenz
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• A1 / A3 / A4 / A57 / A59 large area of Cologne
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The main construction sites and summer closures at a glance:
• A1: extension to six lanes north of Osnabrück between AS Bramsche and AS Lohne / Dinklage with two partially narrow lanes in each direction
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• A1: Preparatory work for the demolition of the bridge north of the Unna junction with narrow lanes towards Bremen
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• A1: Replacement works of the Liedbach Viaduct with limited exits at the Unna junction (in particular the A1 towards Münster on the A44 towards Kassel)
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• A1: New construction of the Leverkusen bridge between Kreuz Leverkusen-West and the Köln-Niehl interchange, narrow and narrow lanes
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• A2: Road rehabilitation between Bottrop and Oberhausen with narrow lanes in both directions
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• A2: Bridge construction works between AS Kamen / Bergkamen and Kreuz Kamen with two shortened lanes in the direction of Hanover and three in the direction of Oberhausen
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• A3: carriageway and bridge works in the sections between the Siebengebirge junction and the Cologne-Heumar triangle and then up to the Leverkusen junction with some narrow and reduced lanes in both directions
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• A4: Reconstruction of the ceiling between Dreieick Köln-Heumar and Kreuz Köln-Gremberg with total closure in the direction of Aachen (1 July from 22:00 to 4 July at 5:00)
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• A33: Road rehabilitation between the Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock and Stukenbrock-Senne interchange with two lanes on site
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• A33: restoration of the road network between AS Paderborn-Zentrum and AS Paderborn-Schloss-Neuhaus with two lanes on site
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• A40: Renovation of the surface between Kreuz Kaiserberg and AS Mülheim-Heißen with total closure towards Dortmund (1 July from 20:00 to 11 July at 5:00)
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• A40: explosive devices detection at the Duisburg junction with one lane closed towards Dortmund (24 June from 20:00 to 27 June at 5:00)
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• A40: New construction of the Rhine bridge in Neuenkamp between the Duisburg-Hafen junction and the Duisburg-Rheinhausen junction, closed to trucks with an axle load of more than 11.5 tonnes (weighing systems with barriers)
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• A40: removal of the black spot of the accident at the Gelsenkirchen-Süd intersection with the exit and main lane closed towards Dortmund (1 July from 20:00 to 4 July at 5:00)
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• A40: dismantling of construction site safety between AS Essen-Huttrop and AS Essen-Kray with closure of one lane in each direction (10 July, from 8:00 to 20:00) and complete night closure in the direction of Dortmund (until ’11 July at 5 am)
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• A43: extension to six lanes between Recklinghausen and Herne, traffic director on the construction site at the Herne junction
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• A43: Closure of the Emscher Viaduct between Kreuz Recklinghausen and Kreuz Herne for vehicles over 3.5 tons, weighing systems with barriers in the direction of Münster (in front of Kreuz Herne) and Wuppertal (between Kreuz Recklinghausen and the Recklinghausen-Hochlamark junction)
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• A44: Renovation of the surface between AS Krefeld-Osterath and Kreuz Meerbusch with one-lane route (1.7.-12.7.)
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• A45: Complete closure of the Rahmede viaduct near Lüdenscheid
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• A46: Permanent construction site between AS Haan-Ost and Sonnborner Kreuz with total closure in the direction of Düsseldorf (28 July from 22:00 to 1 August to 5:00) and Dortmund (4 August from 22:00 to 8 August at 5:00) : 00)
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• A46: Renewal of the road between AS Bestwig and Kreuz Meschede with only one narrow lane in each direction
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• A57: Reconstruction of the surface between Kreuz Kamp-Lintfort and AS Asdonkshof with one-lane route towards Nijmegen (29 July from 22:00 to 1 August to 5:00 and 5 August from 22:00 to 8 August to 5 : 00)
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• A57: dismantling of the replacement bridge between Kreuz Meerbusch and AS Krefeld-Oppum with total closure in both directions (29 July from 21:00 to 1 August at 5:00)
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• A59: removal of the black spot from the accident at the Duisburg-Großenbaum intersection with the exit and main lane blocked in the direction of Dinslaken (29 July from 22:00 to 1 August to 5:00)
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• A59: explosive devices detection between AS Duisburg-Ruhrort and AS Duisburg-Meiderich with one lane closed towards Düsseldorf (8 July from 20:00 to 11 July at 5:00)
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• A59: Bridge works at the Leverkusen-West interchange with total closure in both directions (5 August from 20:00 to 8 August at 5:00), the road link from Düsseldorf (A59) to Dortmund / Koblenz (A1) remains open
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• A61: Renovation of concrete slab between Dreieck Erfttal and AS Bergheim with total closure towards Venlo (from 1 July)
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