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The A14 is an important east-west connection in northern Germany. Traffic disruptions due to accidents or vehicle fires are not uncommon on this route.
The A14 southbound is completely closed due to a burning truck. As a police spokesman announced, traffic will be diverted from the Schwerin-Ost junction. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Nobody was injured. The fire department's extinguishing work has been completed and rescue work is underway. How long this will last and when the closure will be lifted is unclear.
The A42 will be fully closed in both directions between Herne-Baukau and Herne-Crange this evening to complete the final construction work on four new bridges. The closure will last until Tuesday morning, after which the bridges will be officially opened. Diversions lead via the A2, A3 and A45.
The Autobahn 671 between Hochheim-Süd and Gustavsburg will be completely closed from early evening until Monday morning due to concreting work on the Hochheim Main Bridge. Thereafter, one lane is available in each direction. Traffic will be rerouted and the work is expected to be completed by the end of October.
The Elbe Tunnel and the A7 in Hamburg will be completely closed next weekend from Friday evening at 10 p.m. to Monday morning at 5 a.m. It is the sixth full closure since the beginning of the year. During the closure, the expansion of the section south of the Elbe Tunnel will be celebrated, which has been expanded to eight lanes and stands on pillars as a bridge structure. The construction of the Altona noise protection tunnel should also be pushed forward.
From Thursday evening, Autobahn 40 will be closed in both directions between the Duisburg junction and the Kaiserberg junction. Detours are signposted. The closure will last until 5 a.m. Monday, October 5th.
Due to the demolition of the Kiefernweg/Herborn-Burg overpass between the Dillenburg and Herborn-West junctions, which is in need of renovation, Autobahn 45 will be closed from Friday evening 10:00 p.m. to Monday morning 5:00 a.m. Traffic will be routed via the U38 and U15 diversions. The structure will not be replaced because an underpass is available as an alternative and noise protection is to be guaranteed as part of the six-lane expansion.
Autobahn 2 was closed at night between the Krähenberge car park and the Lostau junction due to lost broken glass. At around 12:28 a.m., an unknown road user lost several windows of his load, which were spread over 400 meters in all lanes. The roadway was cleaned and the closure was lifted.