As of: January 29, 2024 8:37 p.m
On Monday, farmers caused long traffic jams on Hamburg’s roads with another protest against the federal government’s policies. Two blockades continued on Monday evening – and could still cause traffic delays on Tuesday.
Hundreds of tractors were on their protest marches in the Hanseatic city during the day on Monday, most of them left again. But in the south of Hamburg, some people continued to block areas at the Waltershof junction and at the Kornweide during unannounced actions that evening. Around 75 tractors were involved in each event. The police spoke of “unsuccessful cooperation talks” and recorded the personal details of those blocking.
Long traffic jams even on Tuesday?
According to the protesters, the blockades could last until Tuesday. The police therefore again warned of traffic disruptions and recommended that people avoid the area and pay attention to radio announcements.
The farmers’ protests continued to impact traffic in other areas on Monday evening. Drivers on the A7 had to be prepared for 20 kilometers of traffic jams even after 8 p.m. The Köhlbrand Bridge and the entrances to the harbor were closed.
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550 tractors at the rally at Dammtor train station
On Monday morning, protesters made their way into Hamburg city center from five different directions and caused rush-hour traffic to come to a standstill in several places. The destination of most of the farmers who drove in a star formation towards the city center via five main routes was Theodor-Heuss-Platz at the Dammtor train station. There was a rally there in the morning. However, on the way to the demonstration, some participants broke out and blocked important intersections and streets. Tractor after tractor finally lined up in the streets around the Dammtor train station. The police counted around 550 tractors in this area at midday. The motto of the demonstration was “Against tax and bureaucracy madness” and the police had expected 1,500 tractors in advance.
Bus traffic in Hamburg was also affected by the farmers’ protests. For example, lines 4, 5 and 19 only had shortened routes. In the run-up to the demonstration, the police had asked drivers to avoid the city area.
Demo for reducing bureaucracy, against subsidy cuts
Farmer Hannah Timmermann from Hamburg-Sülldorf told NDR 90.3 about the demonstrators’ demands: “The excessive bureaucracy should be dismantled.” In addition, the subsidy for agricultural diesel must be maintained. She also criticized planned set-asides. She emphasized that it was about clear demands in agricultural policy and that she distanced herself from extremism. As in previous farmers’ rallies, some craftsmen and women took part in the protests this time.
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