A37 in Hanover: Massive construction sites ensure traffic chaos!

A37 in Hanover: Massive construction sites ensure traffic chaos!

From Monday, September 25, 2023, traffic restrictions will come again on the A37 in Hanover. A four-kilometer route in the direction of Hanover between the Hanover-Süd triangle and the transition to the Messschnellweg (B6) is temporarily blocked. This blocking is part of the renovation work on several bridges and will only take place at night to avoid peak times. The work is planned from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., during this time the traffic is diverted by leading to the A7 to the Hanover other. From there, the route continues via the B65 and the B6, as [T-Online] reports.

### Construction work on the A37: A long -term project

The A37 has been a construction site for more than two years, and the renovation is expected to continue until 2026. From June 23, 2023, departure to the A7 in the direction of Celle for drivers is no longer possible, and the access from the A7 on the A37 towards Celle is also no longer possible. Traffic in this direction has only been lane since June 18, 2023. The total costs for the renovation work amount to around 65 million euros. The section between the Kirchhorst and the Beinhorn junction is affected, as the [Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung] holds.

### challenges and delays

The renovation measures are delayed by another year due to floods and suspected a bomb find, which represents additional challenges for the infrastructure. The measures include milling all lane layers and reuse of the material. The new roadway is set up in several layers, including with a 14 cm thick asphalt layer and a 4 cm thick asphalt cover layer. However, drivers in the direction of Hanover can continue to use two traces; The rides and descents to the A7 remain unchanged, which should relieve the traffic a little.

### needs for renovation in bridges

The renovations on the A37 are part of a major problem: in Germany it is important to renovate numerous motorway bridges. Experts estimate that around 43 bridges with a length of more than 50 meters are in an "insufficient" state. This affects stability and traffic safety considerably. Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing has announced that 400 bridges should be renovated annually, while about 55 % of the bridges were built before 1985 and approaching the end of their life cycle, as the [Tagesschau] reports.