Traffic chaos in Hamburg: A7 and Elbe tunnel closed until Monday!
Traffic chaos in Hamburg: A7 and Elbe tunnel closed until Monday!
The A7 motorway is faced with a comprehensive blocking that many drivers in northern Germany will certainly cause headaches in the coming week. Between Hamburg-Stellingen and Hamburg-Heimfeld, traffic will come to a standstill over the weekend from June 13th to 16th, 2025. The closure will begin on Friday evening at 10 p.m. and will last until 5 a.m. on Monday. The reason for the measure is led to lane markings and the expansion to a total of eight lanes, which should improve the traffic situation in the region in the long term, reports the T-Online .
But that's not all: During this time, the Elbe tunnel is also closed, which is particularly a challenge for large trucks and heavy transports. Such vehicles must not drive the route in both directions, which could lead to further restrictions. In addition, the Köhlbrandbrücke is blocked during the same time due to a main bridge test, which will further tighten the already tense traffic situation in the Hanseatic city.
diversions and replacement lines
In addition, some bus lines will also be affected. The lines 150, 250 and 611 are managed differently over the Elbbrücken. For current information on changed travel times, reference is made to the Hochbahn website and the HVV timetable information. Special caution is advised if you want to control Hamburg Airport from a southern direction. Travelers should plan more time or use public transport to arrive in good time.
further closures 2025
The current restrictions are only the beginning: for 2025, several other full closures are planned on the A7 between Hamburg-Stellingen and Hamburg-Heimfeld. In addition to the lock in June, there will also be further blocking times in July, September, October, November and December, each of which extends over 55 hours and also usually start on Friday evening. An overview of the proposed dates can already be viewed online at ADAC -Webite. In addition to the work on the Elbe tunnel, measures such as the recovery of new traffic signs and software upgrades of the traffic calculator are also on the program.
Overall, the A7 with its 962 km length is one of the most important north-south connections in Germany and is often plagued by traffic jams in the section between Hanover and Hamburg. This can also be demonstrated by the extensive data on traffic and mobility, which are published in the standard work "Traffic in Numbers" of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. There it is shown, for example, how the daily mobility behavior of the Germans has changed and which investments are made in the infrastructure
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