Weekend Closures Announced for Major German Highways A40 and A1

The A40 in Duisburg and the A1 in Hamburg will face full closures from Friday evening to Monday morning for critical construction work.

The A40, one of the busiest highways in the Ruhr region, will be fully closed between Kreuz Kaiserberg and Kreuz Duisburg from Friday at 9 PM to Monday at 5 AM for construction work.
The closure on the A40 is part of ongoing efforts to install a support structure for a central construction project at the Kaiserberg interchange.
In Hamburg, the A1 will also be fully closed between Dreieck Norderelbe and the Hamburg-Billstedt exit during the same timeframe to implement a new traffic routing system on the deteriorating Norderelbbrücke.
Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes, as both closures are expected to cause significant traffic disruptions, with recommended detours via the A7 and other regional routes.
These closures are part of broader infrastructure upgrades aimed at addressing aging highway systems and improving future traffic flow in highly congested areas.