Overview

• From 20:00 Friday to 05:00 Monday, the A9 is closed in both directions between Holendrecht and Badhoevedorp as Veenix shifts traffic near Ouderkerk; more weekend closures follow later in October, November and December.
• Regional maintenance adds to disruption, including a two‑week closure on the N210 and weekend closures on the N11 and N446, plus multiple works in the Rijnmond area on the A16, A13, A15 and the Botlektunnel.
• Rijkswaterstaat forecasts a very heavy Friday evening rush, with up to 500 kilometres of congestion as holiday travel combines with lane closures and detours.
• An explosive device detonated around 01:15 at a home on Hendrik Werkmanstraat in Almere, blowing out a window and damaging the door; no one was inside and police are investigating.
• In Amsterdam’s Slotermeer flat fire, police corrected earlier remarks on the cause, saying it remains unclear pending medical forensics; 17 apartments are still uninhabitable and the criminal inquiry is closed.