Stau-chaos in the Netherlands: vacationers have to prepare for long waiting times!
Stau-chaos in the Netherlands: vacationers have to prepare for long waiting times!
The summer of 2025 promises a special challenge for travelers to the Netherlands. Drivers have to adapt to extensive construction sites and traffic disruptions that significantly burden the streets from May to October. The Dutch Authority of Rijkswater State has announced a comprehensive infrastructure project that affects bridges, tunnels and lanes and particularly affects the A1, A4 and the A10 motorway ring around Amsterdam. Travelers should track the traffic situation in real time and use tools such as Waze or Viamichelin to obtain current data on traffic jams, construction sites and alternative routes, such as Infranken reported.
The highways in and around Amsterdam, which have to be modernized for renovation work from the 1950s and 1960s, are particularly affected. From May 9th to 26th, a section of the A1 between Watergraafsmeer and Diemen to the east will be completely blocked, which leads to a diversion on the already heavily loaded routes A2 and A9. Travelers should bring patience and take into account longer travel times.planned major events and their effects
In the next few months, several major events will be scheduled to further tighten the traffic situation. From June 21 to 24, the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam will take place, followed by the NATO summit on June 22nd and 23, which will lead to additional traffic and road closures. These events attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, which is why travelers also have to expect travel times that go beyond normal peak times. The main traffic times include the morning hours from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the afternoon times between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., with a lot of traffic to be expected on Fridays from noon.
In addition, the “Sail” ship and harbor festival will take place in Amsterdam from August 20th to 24th, which will again lead to further traffic problems. In addition, the blocking of the A12 from Utrecht from August 22nd to September 1st concerns further important traffic routes, while the construction of the Blankenburg tunnel in Rotterdam will continue until the end of the year, which also makes travel planning more difficult.
alternative travel destinations and recommendations
- vuurtorenand (lighthouse minels) near Amsterdam
- Thorn, The "White City" in Limburg
- National Park Oostvaarderspassen in Flevoland
- Valkenburg in Südlimburg
- Deventer, a former Hanseatic city on the river IJSsel
Travelers should also check whether they can use rail connections because track work at Amsterdam Zuid train station could affect the train connections. It is urgently advised to carry out thorough travel preparation and to consider current traffic information in order to prevent any traffic problems.
Overall, patience is required, also for vacationers from NRW, the plan to take their trip to the Netherlands. A plan B can help to make the summer trip more relaxed.
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