Status: 05/27/2023 06:41 a.m
At the start of the long Pentecost weekend, there were already traffic jams on the motorways in northern Germany on Friday afternoon. It’s supposed to be crowded on the streets again today.
Especially on the A7, drivers needed a lot of patience on Friday. There was a traffic jam in the direction of Hamburg until late in the evening. Between Hamburg-Marmstorf and the Elbe tunnel, it was backed up at times for nine kilometers. Earlier in the afternoon in the direction of Hamburg between Großburgwedel and Schwarmstedt after an accident there was already a traffic jam with a length of ten kilometers at times. It was also backed up in several areas on the A1: In the direction of Hamburg, it was eight kilometers between the Hamburg-Ost junction and the Norderelbe triangle. In the direction of Lübeck, traffic was also congested for eight kilometers between the Maschener Kreuz and the Norderelbe triangle. It was also full on the A2 in the direction of Berlin. Between the center of Magdeburg and the center of Burg, traffic stopped at times for ten kilometers until Friday evening.
ADAC: Heavy traffic on the A1, A2 and A7 is also expected on Saturday
“Weekend excursions cause massive traffic jams,” said an ADAC spokeswoman. Then everyone would be on the road at the same time – commuters, trucks and vacationers. There are also many construction sites in the north, especially on the A1 and the A7 there are “bottlenecks”, and the A2 and the trunk roads to the coasts are also likely to be full at the weekend. The risk of traffic jams is high, especially around Hanover and Hamburg, but also in the Hildesheim area and in the Bremen area. On the A1, from the Maschen junction in the direction of Lübeck, the roadway is being renewed up to the Süderelbbrücken, and construction is also underway between Bramsche and Vechta.
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Danger of traffic jams in Hamburg and near Lübeck
Construction sites have been set up on the A7 at the Thieshope junction and on the A27 near Walsrode. The A7 will also be expanded to the south and north of the Elbe tunnel. In addition, a two-kilometre-long noise protection tunnel is being built in Hamburg-Altona. In Schleswig-Holstein, things get tight, especially on the A1. At Reinfeld, the autobahn will be narrowed in both directions from three to two lanes. North of Lübeck, construction sites between Ratekau and Sereetz (Ostholstein) and between Oldenburg-Mitte and Jahnshof (Ostholstein) impede traffic.
There is a risk of traffic jams on these roads
- A1
- A2
- A7
- Trunk roads to the North and Baltic Sea coasts
Police warn of traffic jams in Jever
The police fear traffic jams in Jever, Friesland, on Whit Monday. The reason is the return traffic from the islands and the coast via the federal highway 210, which is blocked on one side in the direction of Wittmund/Wilhelmshaven past Jever. Many road users would not use the detour but drive through Jever. And that takes much longer, especially on Whit Monday, warns Ole Peuckert from the Wilhelmshaven/Friesland police.
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No school in Lower Saxony and Bremen on Tuesday
In general, however, according to the ADAC, the return trip should be spread out a little better, because in Lower Saxony and Bremen, for example, there is also no school on Tuesday after Whit Monday. Families may not return until then, the spokeswoman said. From Tuesday, however, the road surface will be renewed on the A7 in the area of the Hanover-Anderten junction. From May 30th to June 3rd, there will be some road closures on the motorway and on the driveways as part of night construction sites.
Holidays start at Pentecost
In some federal states, including Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate, holidays of several weeks start at Pentecost. The automobile club therefore also expects travelers from almost all federal states to be on the long-distance roads in the north. In 2022, the Friday before Pentecost was the third busiest day of the year with traffic jams.
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