Mega-Stau in Front of the Hamburg Elbe Tunnel

Because after structural tests possible damage to a fire protection system has to be repaired, only one lane was open for a long time in the north on Friday morning.

Thousands of commuters and travellers are feeling it: In the Elbe tunnel, the first tube had to be closed due to damage. Meanwhile, two out of three possible lanes are accessible again.

A7 in Hamburg: A tube of the Elbe tunnel must be closed on Friday morning, because probably damage has occurred. Work could take a while.

Hamburg (dpa) – On the A7 in Hamburg in driving direction north there are currently considerable traffic obstacles in the area of the Elbe tunnel. In the morning only one lane in driving direction north was passable, as a spokesman of the traffic control center of the police said. Meanwhile the traffic in driving direction north runs however again two-striped. Reason for the closed tunnel tube was a damage to the fire protection equipment of the…