Full closure of the A1: Chaos at the weekend between Cloppenburg and Vechta!

The A1 motorway between Vechta and Cloppenburg will remain completely closed next weekend. According to tagesschau.de , the blocking will take from 10 p.m. to Monday. The reason for the full closure is demolition work on two transfer structures.

In addition, the Cappeln-Hagelage motorway base system will be taken out on both sides from Friday at 8 a.m. The traffic towards Bremen is diverted from Vechta via the U13, while vehicles are diverted towards Dortmund from Cloppenburg via the U52. Drivers are advised to follow the diversion signs and not the navigation system.

traffic impairments and diversions

Due to the detours, drivers have to expect considerable impairments, since the traffic is led by the three -lane highway to single -lane federal roads. High traffic is expected in particular on Saturday.

In another separate incident, Autobahn GmbH plans according to Autobahn.de A full closure of the Norderelbbrücke from November 15th. This will be closed from Friday, 8:00 p.m. to Monday, 5:00 a.m. due to necessary welding work. During this time, the entrances to various motorway junctions must also be blocked in the direction of travel.

The bridge is subjected to a main exam every six years because the traffic load continues to increase. The traffic load on the Norderelbbrücke is currently around 136,000 vehicles a day with a heavy load share of 21 %. Forecasts assume that this number could increase to up to 160,000 vehicles every day by 2030.