Germany: A1 closed for three weekends

In the coming weeks, drivers travelling through North Rhine-Westphalia will face major disruptions. The A1 motorway in the Unna area will be closed for three consecutive weekends. The closure is connected with the modernisation of two bridges.

First weekend: November 17
On November 17 (Sunday), the A1 motorway will be closed from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM in both directions between the Dortmund/Unna junction and the Westhofen junction. The closure will be used to conduct some demolition work on the Liedbachtal bridge using explosives. The following diversion routes will be available:
Through traffic will be diverted to the A45 and A2 motorways.
Diversion routes for drivers heading for Schwerte:
traffic from the south: via the U71 from the A45 Schwerte-Ergste junction.
traffic from the north: from the Dortmund/Unna junction via the B1 and B236.

Second weekend: November 29 – December 2
The motorway will be closed from 10:00 PM on Friday, November 29, until 5:00 AM on Monday, December 2. Initially, the section between the Kamen-Zentrum and Dortmund/Unna junctions will be closed, and on Sunday, December 1, at 8:00 AM, the closure will be extended in the northern direction to the Kamen junction and in the southern direction to the Westhofen junction.

Third weekend: December 6–9
The motorway will be closed from 10:00 PM on Friday, December 6, until 5:00 AM on Monday, December 9. During this time, the section of the motorway between the Kamen-Zentrum junction and Dortmund/Unna will be closed in both directions.

Further information regarding diversion routes for the second and third weekends will be announced at a later date.