Overview
- Rijkswaterstaat has kept the A27 Merwedebrug closed to lorries and touring coaches at least until the end of the year while engineers test the 1961 arch and run further investigations.
- This weekend crews removed the old asphalt and will replace it with a thinner layer to cut roughly 400 tonnes from the bridge and the speed limit will be reduced to 70 km/h to lower vibration risk.
- Diversions concentrate southbound traffic on the A2 and local roads, producing hour-long delays and forcing hauliers to reroute, rent temporary sites and absorb large extra costs—one carrier estimates about €20,000 extra per week.
- Separate local safety incidents include a loud explosion that partly burned a house on the Breehorn in Lelystad, which the mayor declared a forbidden area while police investigate with no reported injuries, and the discovery of a likely WWII bomb near the Wolweg viaduct.
- Work at the Wolweg/A1 site was halted for EOD clearance and authorities will fully close the road from 28 September to 11 December for safe viaduct maintenance and risk management.