Status: 03/24/2023 06:20 a.m
Due to construction work for the Altona noise protection tunnel, the Autobahn 7 in Hamburg will be completely closed for a total of 57 hours from tonight. The closure affects a route of around 15 kilometers including the Elbe tunnel.
The A7 will be completely closed in both directions between the Hamburg-Heimfeld and Hamburg-Volkspark junctions from 7 p.m. today until 5 a.m. on Monday, according to Autobahn GmbH Nord. The Elbe tunnel is also affected by the closure. The Hamburg-Heimfeld, -Hausbruch, -Waltershof, -Othmarschen and -Volkspark junctions will be closed from 6 p.m. on Friday evening. The Hamburg-Stellingen driveway to the south will also no longer be passable an hour before the full closure.
Work should take place despite the announcement of a strike
As the Autobahn GmbH announced in a statement on Thursday, the announced closure of the A7 and the announced work will take place despite the planned strike. “With the help of an emergency operation, the NORD branch will do everything possible to maintain the operation of the motorways and tunnel systems in the NORD branch area.”
Recommendation: Undrive the closed route for a long time
Autobahn GmbH recommends avoiding the closed stretch of road around the Elbe Tunnel and avoiding unnecessary journeys. If this cannot be avoided, the extensive detour will lead via the A1, A21 and B205 during the full closure. Commuters in particular are recommended to switch to local public transport or work from home for a day, it said.
Demolition work on the Behringstraße bridge continues
During the full closure on the last weekend in March, work on the Altona noise protection tunnel is to be continued. Specifically, the demolition of the Behringstraße bridge should continue. According to the information, protective devices and a traffic signal bridge, which also controls the emergency stop for the height control of the Elbe tunnel, must first be dismantled. The motorway must also be prepared for traffic again after the end of the demolition work and protective devices and traffic sign bridges must be rebuilt.
Noise protection tunnel Altona should be ready by 2028
The traffic crossing the A7 on Behringstraße has been routed through a tunnel cell for several days, which will be part of the Altona noise protection tunnel currently under construction. The Altona noise protection tunnel, a good two kilometers long, above the A7, which will then be expanded to eight lanes, should be completed by 2028. The A7 is one of the busiest autobahns in Germany. Around 120,000 vehicles pass through the Elbe Tunnel every day.
Another complete closure of the A7 at the end of April
The next complete closure of the A7 will start at the end of next month: from April 28th to May 1st, the section between Hamburg-Heimfeld and -Volkspark will be closed again in order to put a new dam structure south of the Elbe tunnel into operation.
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