Overview

• ADAC and ACE warn of heavy congestion on key routes in North Rhine-Westphalia and neighboring regions, especially on Friday afternoons (14:00–18:00) and midweek rush hours.
• The truck prohibition every Saturday from July 1 to August 31, between 7:00 and 20:00, aims to alleviate holiday traffic.
• Motorists are advised to start trips on Mondays or Tuesdays and schedule departures in early morning or evening hours to avoid the worst delays.
• Approximately 650–700 active autobahn construction sites in North Rhine-Westphalia are expected to add significant slowdowns where lanes are reduced.
• Major congestion hotspots include the A1, A2, A3, A4 and the A40, A42, A43, A45, A46, A52, A57 and A59 corridors through the region.