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Planned Closures and Road Incidents Cause Major Weekend Delays Across the Netherlands

Authorities balanced scheduled works with emergency incidents that stretched traffic and response capacity.

Overview

  • Rijkswaterstaat closed the A16 southbound between Terbregseplein and Ridderkerk from Friday 20:00 to Monday 05:00, warning of renewed long queues on the Rotterdam ring and advising detours.
  • A 29-year-old woman died Saturday evening after being struck while attempting to cross the A59 between Waalwijk and Den Bosch, with police identifying her as living in a hotel for labour migrants.
  • A man was stabbed inside a Shell shop along the A15 near Rhoon and taken to hospital conscious, as police searched for the suspect and reopened the station after roughly ninety minutes.
  • In Groningen, a malfunction left the Euvelgunnerbrug open and caused queues before a tested fix restored road traffic flow, with the cause still under investigation and the bridge staying closed to shipping.
  • A multi-agency traffic control on the A7 near Leek used ANPR to screen drivers, resulting in numerous fines, one vehicle seizure and later totals reported of about €100,000 collected and 200 citations.