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Verdi Warning Strikes Disrupt Traffic: Elbtunnel Lanes Closed as NRW Plans Tunnel Shutdowns

The walkouts are part of Verdi’s push for a 7% raise with a €300 minimum.

Overview

  • Nationwide warning strikes on Tuesday target Autobahn GmbH and state road authorities, with Verdi saying all 28 tunnel control centers in North Rhine-Westphalia will be struck in the afternoon.
  • In Hamburg, the Elbtunnel has one of three lanes per direction closed from Monday evening, with major delays expected on the A7 while an emergency staffing deal keeps two lanes open.
  • Landesbetrieb Straßen.NRW expects safety-related closures of monitored tunnels, noting roughly a dozen are affected in principle and indicating ten long tunnels could be shut for 24 hours from Tuesday 16:00 to Wednesday 16:00.
  • The Bovenden tunnel on the B3 is confirmed closed for all of Tuesday with a signed diversion in place, and winter service in the Göttingen and Northeim areas will be reduced.
  • Autobahn GmbH says emergency-service agreements aim to maintain basic operations, and it will post unified, real-time updates on autobahn.de as further talks resume in early February.