Unclear how long A9 will remain closed, traffic jams around Amsterdam

The A9 from the Holendrecht interchange to the Badhoevedorp interchange is open to traffic again. The road was closed due to damage caused during work on the Schiphol Bridge last weekend. The closure led to heavy traffic on roads around Amsterdam. But an old section of road has now been reopened.

The closure is causing significant delays on several highways and N-roads around Amsterdam this morning.

Motorists heading towards Amsterdam or Schiphol this morning should expect major traffic jams. On the A2, for example, the delay had already increased to three quarters of an hour around 7:00 AM. This is because the A9 at the Holendrecht junction is closed until after rush hour. Rijkswaterstaat reports that a contractor caused damage to the concrete of the bridge deck of the Schiphol Bridge this weekend. This happened during preparatory work for…

On Tuesday evening (1.4.) motorists have to adjust to a blocking of the A9 at Bad Berneck/Himmelkron. As the Autobahngesellschaft Nordbayern informs, the entrance towards Nuremberg is closed at the junction. The reason is road repair work. The blocking starts at 8 pm and lasts until about 5 am. The diversion route runs via the U18 to the junction Bayreuth-Nord or via the A9 to the junction Marktschorgast. mso

The A9 motorway is closed from the Holendrecht junction to the Badhoevedorp junction. This is due to unplanned repair work on the Schiphol bridge, reports Rijkswaterstaat. The closure is expected to last until after the morning rush hour on Tuesday.