Mega closures: Constipation on motorways in the Ruhr area at the weekend!

Mega closures: Constipation on motorways in the Ruhr area at the weekend!

drivers in the Ruhr area have to adapt to considerable restrictions on traffic over the past weekend. The Ruhr has national traffic restrictions on Friday evening, May 9, 2025, at 10 p.m. and were necessary by extensive construction work on three motorways, which are expected to last until Monday morning.

The first and most important blocking affects the A45 near Schwerte, where the motorway in the Westhofen motorway junction was closed to renewal of four bridges in both directions. These construction work aims to increase traffic safety and to secure the performance of the north-south connection in the long term. Road users who travel to Dortmund or Frankfurt must therefore count on considerable delays because large -scale diversions are signposted. Traffic is diverted within the motorway network, while for regional journeys the junctions of Schwerte and Hagen-Nord are taken into account in the U2 and U4 diversions.

construction work and diversions on A42 and A43

In addition to the A45, the Rhine bridge on the A42 near Duisburg will also be closed in both directions from Friday evening at 9:00 p.m. The departure in the direction of Dortmund takes place at the Duisburg-Baerl junction, while the traffic towards Kamp-Lintfort is derived at the Duisburg-Beeck junction. This blocking is necessary to check ropes of the bridge. Welt A57 and A59 lead to minimize the impairments for travelers.

The A43 between Kreuz Recklinghausen and Herne-Eickel will also be blocked in both directions from 9:00 p.m. Here, the six-lane expansion between Witten and Marl and the expansion and conversion of the Herne motorway junction are expected.

long -term traffic impairments

The construction work that is carried out on the A45 are only part of a larger project that also affects the valley bridges of Sichter and Iron in South Westphalia. Ruhr24 A1 affects the A45, as well as the construction of makeshift bridges, to ensure the flow of traffic during the work. The blocking of the connection from the A1 towards Bremen to the A45 in the direction of Dortmund will probably remain for five weeks after the new bridge carriers have been put on.

passengers and commuters who move in North Rhine-Westphalia should be prepared for a few months of various detours and closures. ADAC NRW gives an overview of the comprehensive construction work and connections that are affected during this period. The short-term disorders caused by these measures are a necessary step to improve the infrastructure in the country, which are of central importance for the future of the traffic infrastructure.