Unexploded ordnance found: bomb detonated in a controlled manner on the highway

An unexploded bomb from the Second World War slowed down traffic near Neuss at midday. The Autobahn 57 was briefly closed for about an hour because a five hundredweight bomb was found during exploratory work nearby.

At 2:14 p.m. the city finally gave the all-clear: the explosive ordnance disposal service had successfully detonated the bomb in a controlled manner. The closure between the Neuss-West junction and the Büttgen junction should then be lifted. In the meantime, traffic jams had formed in both directions.

Residents were not affected. The city said there were only a few buildings within an evacuation radius of 300 meters around the site.