Full closure of the A1 near Leverkusen: Important diversion instructions!

Full closure of the A1 near Leverkusen: Important diversion instructions!

Current construction site plans ensure considerable traffic restrictions on the A1 motorway near Leverkusen. On the weekend from January 17 to January 20, 2025, the A1 is completely blocked in both directions between the Leverkusen-West and Leverkusen crosses due to extensive construction work. The block begins on Friday, January 17th at 10 p.m. and ends on Monday morning, January 20 at 5 a.m. The reason for this measure is the expansion of the motorway and the new construction of the Leverkusener Rheinbrücke, such as

The Autobahn GmbH recommends all road users to avoid the area of ​​Leverkusen spacious. Special diversions are set up to steer the flow of traffic in this critical phase. Drivers who want to travel from Dortmund to Koblenz are headed from the Leverkusen-West Kreuz to the A59 towards Düsseldorf. From there you can drive via the A46 towards Wuppertal to the Wuppertal-Nord triangle, where a onward journey to the A1 in the direction of Dortmund is possible. Drivers towards Koblenz also take the A59, but to the Leverkusen-Rheindorf junction, and then return to the A1.

The construction work is part of the “A-Be-Lev” project, which aims to modernize and better infrastructure of the motorway systems. This project should not only increase traffic safety, but also improve traffic flow on one of the most important traffic axes in Germany. According to 24rhein.de , the measures are planned in order to keep the effects on traffic as low as possible.

The weekend date for the blocking was deliberately chosen to minimize the use of the highway during the rush hour. It is therefore asked to pay close attention to traffic changes and information in the three following weeks, since additional work in the region is planned.