A1 closures on weekends: Risk of traffic jams between Vechta and Dortmund!

A1 closures on weekends: Risk of traffic jams between Vechta and Dortmund!

A section of the A1 motorway in Lower Saxony will be closed for several days next weekend. The closure affects the area between Vechta and Cloppenburg and is scheduled for the period from Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 p.m. to Monday, January 13, 2025, at 5 a.m.

like 24rhein.de reported in both directions. The reason for this measure is demolition work on two transfer structures through the Westphalia motorway. Drivers who are traveling in the direction of travel should use the U13 from Vechta, while passengers are diverted towards Dortmund via the U52 from Cloppenburg.

further closures and diversions

In addition, the Cappeln Hagelage rest area will also be blocked in both directions from January 10th at 8 a.m. For road users who travel via North Rhine-Westphalia, further construction sites have been announced: the A1 will be blocked at Leverkusen from January 17th, and the A40 near Duisburg will also receive a total of four full closures by the beginning of March.

parallel to this work, the A1 in the Ruhr area has been completely closed in both directions since Friday evening. This traffic restriction takes place between the Dortmund/Unna motorway junction and the Kamen-Center junction for another reason: the demolition of a German railway bridge over the highway. Like wdr.de , the block also began on Friday evening at 10 p.m.

For drivers who travel north, it is recommended to use the A2 and A45. If you come from the south, you can dodge via the A44, the B236 and the A2 to the motorway junction. Due to events such as the Dortmund Christmas market and a BVB home game against Bayern Munich, road users have to expect longer waiting times and traffic jams. The planned re -release of the motorway is planned for Monday morning, 5 a.m.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien