Climate activists vs. Easter travel
The last generation blocks the Elbe tunnel and Elbe bridges in Hamburg – kilometers of traffic jams
Climate activists blocked the Elbe tunnel in Hamburg with transporters and adhesive actions. Apparently, cooking oil was also used on the road
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Activists of the last generation have once again paralyzed traffic from the south to the Hanseatic city. The Elbe bridges and the Elbe tunnel were blocked, apparently cooking oil was also used this time
Update: Around 11 a.m., the police reported on Twitter for the A255: “The operational measures have ended. The Elbe bridges have just been released in the direction of the city.” Regarding the A7 and the Elbe tunnel, it said: “A lane to the north has just been reopened. The deployment and cleaning measures are still ongoing. Please drive past the site carefully.”
At the beginning of Easter travel, climate activists from the Last Generation group blocked traffic at three important Hamburg traffic points almost simultaneously on Thursday. At 8.56 a.m., according to the police, there was an action on Hamburg’s Elbe tunnel on Autobahn 7. A police spokesman said in the morning that nothing could be said about the effects.
According to a dpa photographer, a van was parked on the northbound lane (Flensburg/Kiel). An activist tried to stick himself but was pulled away. In order to enable the fire brigade to clear the van, the directional lane was temporarily blocked. Traffic is flowing south (Hanover). The police reported on Twitter that the Elbe tunnel was closed to the north.
Not much is possible anymore: The last generation largely brought traffic from the south to a standstill (The interactive map is here)
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Last generation: “We have to pull the emergency brake”
Shortly before, five climate activists had stuck themselves on the Billhorner Brückenstraße (B75) in front of the Elbe bridges. According to the police, it was possible to prevent activists from sticking to the Veddeler Damm, which leads to the parallel Freihafenelbbrücke. One lane had to be temporarily closed during the operation. According to an NDR report, the activists apparently also used cooking oil on the Elbe tunnel, which is why the roadway there has to be cleaned.
Most recently, the Last Generation Alliance said with a view to climate change: “The message is clear: we have to pull the emergency brake, because continuing like this will kill us. (…) One thing is clear: without an early change of course, we will not simply agree mourn vacation spots – we will face the collapse of our economy, our food supply and ultimately our democracy.”
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On the A1, the remaining Elbe crossing, asphalt work on the Lübeck lane between Hamburg-Billstedt and -Öjendorf ended around 8.30 a.m., according to the traffic control center. Because of the high volume of traffic, the cars were still jammed for several kilometers.