Danger of site visitors jams: the freeway in Hamburg is closed for the restoration of heavy items autos | EUROtoday

In order to rescue a heavy transport automobile that has damaged down in Hamburg, the A1 motorway within the route of Lübeck/Berlin have to be closed for 3 hours. The part between the Moorfleet and Billstedt junctions is affected. Autobahn GmbH Nord introduced that entry from the A25 from Geesthacht within the route of Lübeck/Berlin was additionally not attainable.

The northbound carriageway is predicted to be absolutely closed from 12 p.m. till 3 p.m. Traffic can be redirected through Ring 2 (Andreas-Meyer-Straße) through the Horner Rampe and the B5 (Bergedorfer Straße). The diversion is signposted with the quantity U87.

The heavy transport broke down in entrance of the Hamburg-Moorfleet junction early within the morning attributable to a technical defect. According to police, the trailer is now not drivable. The automobile is on the arduous shoulder. Because of its width, the right-hand lane needed to be closed. A spokesman for Autobahn GmbH mentioned that two heavy-duty cranes have been required to get better the load and the automobile. This is why it’s essential to utterly shut the motorway within the route of Berlin and Lübeck.

The A1 is among the most necessary routes for heavy transport in northern Germany and in direction of Scandinavia. The A7, which additionally runs by means of Hamburg to the north, just isn’t appropriate for a lot of significantly large or heavier transports because of the Elbe Tunnel. In the Elbe Tunnel the peak restrict is 4.20, and heavy transport can not weigh greater than 120 tonnes. Towards the south, solely half the load is permitted. Wind generators, generators and transformers, for instance, are transported nearly solely on the A1.

Early within the morning a truck had damaged down on the A1 heading south. This blocked two lanes and led to early rush hour site visitors. As the “Hamburger Morgenpost” reviews, there was a site visitors jam for a great six kilometers in entrance of the Norderelb Bridge.