Overview
- Traffic on the A49 between Schwalmstadt and Neustadt resumed Thursday evening after multi‑day repairs from a lorry fire, with full‑width pavement renewal completed and damage estimated in the six‑figure range.
- A WWII grenade discovery near Duisburg’s Berliner Brücke triggered a brief full closure of the A59 on Thursday, and ongoing sondierungsbohrungen through late April or early May could prompt further short shutdowns, according to Autobahn GmbH.
- At the A2 Essen/Gladbeck access, a timber‑laden lorry overturned early Friday, closing the ramp for hours while 25 tonnes of wood were cleared by hand; the driver was uninjured and reopening was expected by about 14:00.
- A fatal crash on the L528 in NRW early Saturday left a 17‑year‑old dead, with police investigating suspected alcohol use by the 19‑year‑old driver as the road was temporarily closed for the investigation.
- Planned closures include Essen’s Ruhrallee reconfigured to one lane per direction from March 9, a full shutdown of the A40 underpass Am Schlütershof from March 13–16, fiber‑optic works narrowing Bergkamen’s Töddinghauser Straße from March 9–April 2, and one‑side parking on Zittau’s Bergstraße from mid‑March after a rejected Tempo‑30 bid.