Traffic chaos in Kiel: traffic jams and construction sites ensure delays!

Traffic chaos in Kiel: traffic jams and construction sites ensure delays!

The traffic situation in Kiel and the surrounding area is once again tense this week. Construction sites and accidents ensure traffic jams on the main traffic routes, which presents drivers with some challenges. Important roads such as the A7, A20, A21, A210 and A215 as well as various federal roads, including the B76, B77 and B205, are particularly affected. Loud KN-Online are traffic jams in Schleswig-Holstein, especially during tourist weddings.

A needle in Kiel is the Theodor-Heuss-Ring, which is often overloaded, especially in rush hour traffic. There is also regular traffic jams in Rendsburg, especially in front of the canal tunnel and on the B77 and A210. In the A7, the area of ​​the Rader Hochbrücke is also susceptible to traffic disruptions, while further traffic jams between Rendsburg and Eckernförde are located on the B203 or on the Bordesholmer triangle.

accident accumulations and risk offices

In Kiel, certain sections of roads are particularly susceptible to the accident. Accidents at the Waldwiesenkreuz and at the intersections Kaistraße-Stresemannplatz and Ostring-Konrad-Adenauer-Damm are particularly common. The risk of accidents is also high on Theodor-Heuss-Ring. Autobahn participants also have to pay attention to accident focuses on the Bordesholmer Dreieck (A215/A7) and on the B206 and B432 in Bad Segeberg, as also from KN-Online is reported.

The traffic data that is continuously updated every five minutes come from TomTom and are based on GPS coordinates of millions of devices. This enables precise monitoring of the traffic situation. Traffic should be particularly challenging in the coming days, since Deutsche Bahn renews the railway bridges on the Alten Lübeck Chaussee. This measure faces additional restrictions and closures, since only one lane is available and a traffic light system regulates traffic.

construction projects and long -term solutions

The construction site on the Alten Lübeck Chaussee not only brings with it to a reduction in the passage height at 3.60 meters, but also digital height controls, which recognize trucks too high and may stop traffic due to traffic light circuits. Traffic light systems are switched to red when the height control is activated. Traffic is mutually regulated, which can lead to further delays if there is a high amount. Affected road users are informed about LED plates in several languages, including English.

A look at the dust development last year shows that in 2023 drivers in Schleswig-Holstein were around 30% longer in traffic than in 2022. The ADAC balance recorded over 18,000 kilometers of traffic jam and an increase in traffic, which was primarily due to a strong tourism summer. In accordance with the NDR Information was on average 10,230 hours-that is 2,405 hours more than in the previous year.

The year 2024 could even become even more susceptible to the current conditions by many construction sites and a persistently high traffic volume in Schleswig-Holstein. The test results of traffic forecasts show that the introduction of the Germany ticket has so far had little influence on the road conditions. Nevertheless, the demand for urgent construction projects, such as the further construction of the A20 and A23, remains to reduce traffic jams in the long term.