Overview
- The A40 is fully closed in both directions between Mülheim‑Winkhausen and the Autobahndreieck Essen‑Ost for a week to allow removal of the top layer and replacement with noise‑reducing open‑pored asphalt.
- Workers will strip about 110,000 square metres of faulty surface across roughly 5.8 kilometres while keeping most of the underlying binder layer intact so the project can be completed within the closure window.
- Six motorway junctions — Mülheim‑Heißen, Mülheim‑Heimaterde, Essen‑Frohnhausen, Essen‑Holsterhausen, Essen‑Zentrum and Essen‑Huttrop — are closed for the duration, and large detours have been posted.
- Detour routing sends traffic toward Duisburg via A52, the Kreuz Breitscheid and links to A3/A524/A59, while eastbound traffic is diverted through the local Aktienstraße, which is expected to see heavy flows.
- The work was planned for the quieter holiday period and coordinated with city authorities, but officials warn that local side streets will face strong pressure and say posted signs and strict parking bans must be followed.