Germany: Weekend closure of A43 near Herne

Deutsche Bahn is rebuilding its bridge over the A43 south of the Herne junction. This will require multiple full closures of the Westphalia autobahn in the coming months.

– During the weekend from 9 p.m. on Friday (April 1) to 5 a.m on Monday (April 4) girders for the new bridge will be laid. During this time, the A43 will be completely closed in the direction of Münster between Herne-Eickel and the Recklinghausen junction. The closure will also affect the roads connecting to the A42 in both directions at Kreuz Herne, i.e. the parallel lane starting from Herne-Eickel. Diversions for trasit traffic lead via the A40 and the A45.

– Cranger Strasse above the motorway also needs to be completely closed during this time. Depending on the direction of travel, inner-city diversions lead along Forellstrasse, Westring, Rottbruchstrasse, Holsterhauser Strasse or Dorstener Strasse.
Work on the bridge will continue in the following weeks and months:

– On Saturday (30 April) the new superstructure above the exit will be concreted. For this reason, the A43 in the direction of Münster will be closed from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., as will the connections to the A42.

– On the weekend from Friday (1 July) from 9 p.m. to Monday (4 July) at 5 a.m. the shoring will be dismantled. Here, too, the lane towards Münster and the connections will be completely closed.

– At the weekend, from 9 p.m. on Friday (23 September) to 5 a.m on Monday (26 September), traffic in both directions on the A43 between the Herne and Herne-Eickel junctions will be completely closed, as will the connections to the junction. If one of the work stages cannot be carried out as scheduled, the work will be postponed and an alternative date in October will be set.

– The final work will take place in February 2023. On the weekend from 9 p.m on Friday (February 10) to Monday (13 February), the motorway will be closed again in both directions, including the connections in order to demolish the remains of the old bridge.