Unexploded ordnance found: Motorway near Neuss is closed for bomb explosions

Motorway 57 near Neuss will be closed for a short time from midday to allow for a bomb explosion. The five hundredweight bomb was discovered during soundings and is to be detonated in a controlled manner, the city announced. For this purpose, the motorway between the Neuss-West junction and the Büttgen junction will be closed from 1 p.m.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area as far as possible. The city expects a high volume of traffic on the surrounding streets. There are only a few buildings within an evacuation radius of 300 meters around the site, so no residents have to be evacuated.