Locking the A43: Fire brigade, truck and diversions provide chaos!

Locking the A43: Fire brigade, truck and diversions provide chaos!

On April 3, 2025, the A43 in the Herne area faces a full closure. This measure takes place in the night from Thursday to Friday between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., which means that drivers will not pass through in the direction of Münster. Only in the direction of Wuppertal will a lane be available, announces the Westphalia motorway, which is active as part of renovation measures at the Herne motorway junction. This work is part of a comprehensive project to expand the A43 in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The detour leads from the Recklinghausen and Herne motorway junctions via the A2, A45 and A42. This long -term construction work has been racing strongly for months. The A43 is currently not accessible for heavy trucks, which makes large -scale diversion necessary. Ruhr24 reports that ...

construction project Kreuz Herne and Tunnel Baukau

The construction project on the Herne Kreuz, which also includes the Baukau tunnel, is one of the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was invested to improve the transport infrastructure in the region. The tunnel, which is 9 meters high and 550 meters long, runs under railway tracks and is to finally connect the A43 in the direction of Münster with the A42 towards Oberhausen. The construction costs for this tunnel project amount to 67 million euros.

The opening of the A43 tunnel in Herne-Baukau is planned for the end of 2025. According to the construction manager Guido Meinzer, the work on the shell of the tunnel was completed at the end of 2022, while the technical work was then continued. Drivers will initially only be able to use one lane because work continues to take place on the A42. The construction project not only has an impact on traffic, but also offers a video animation that shows the future appearance of the cross and tunnel. Ruhr messages informed about ...

The challenges by the construction sites should not be underestimated, but in the near future the road users are promised a significant improvement in traffic flows and the simplification of the connection of the motorways in the region. The project is an important step for mobility in North Rhine-Westphalia.