Huge construction site in Bottrop: Conversion of the motorway triangle starts soon!

Huge construction site in Bottrop: Conversion of the motorway triangle starts soon!

The conversion of the Bottrop motorway triangle, which connects the federal highways A2 and A31, was officially announced. This measure is essential to relieve the highly frequented traffic axis and reduce accidents in one of the most important traffic nodes in North Rhine-Westphalia. According to Ruhr24 , the construction time is expected to take at least five years. The renovation aims to optimize the frequent traffic jams and the staggering traffic in the region.

The Bottrop motorway triangle, in operation since 1987, is a key connection that linked Oberhausen and Dortmund via the A2 and enables a north connection to Emden via the A31. These highways are heavily frequented, and about a third of the traffic on the A2 towards Hanover changes to the A31 on the triangle. However, the connecting lanes are heavily loaded and can cause traffic jams due to their single -lane, especially with the loop ramp to the A31, that can extend to the Bottrop junction. This traffic situation often leads to dangerous accidents at traffic jams, such as autobahn.de reported.

planned measures to improve the traffic situation

The specific measures provided for as part of the renovation are the extension of the entrance and exits of the A2 and A31 as well as the widening of the connecting lanes by an additional lane. In addition, the traffic routing is changed, which includes the removal of an existing loop.

Another important element is the construction of a new ramp that will lead from the A2 to the A31 towards Emden. In addition, an additional right-wing strip at the Bottrop exit is added towards Bottrop Center. In order to improve the quality of life of the residents, the traffic authority plans to build new noise barriers and the construction of new underpasses for the lanes from the A31 to the A2 and vice

status of the project in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan

The conversion of the Bottrop motorway triangle has a high priority in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030, which is a central instrument for transport infrastructure planning. The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan includes existing networks as well as expansion and new construction projects at the federal level and aims to eliminate bottlenecks and to improve the transport infrastructure sustainably. By 2030, a total of around 98.3 billion euros have been planned. The initiative for redesigning the Bottrop motorway triangle is one of the urgent measures that are taken into account in the planning in order to achieve less traffic jams and increase capacity in traffic, as on bmdv.bund.de

The renovation is currently in the planning approval process. New plan documents were published on April 15, 2025, which can be viewed by May 15, 2025. However, the exact start date of the renovation has not yet been determined after it was originally planned for 2021 or 2024. This illustrates the complexity and the challenges associated with such a large -scale infrastructure project.