Overview

• The north half will open on the evening of August 1 with three traffic lanes and an emergency shoulder in each direction on the A66.
• Local officials Gert-Uwe Mende and Kaweh Mansoori will preside over the ribbon-cutting ceremony, with no federal representative expected.
• The two-part reconstruction cost about €225 million and includes noise barriers and dimensions laid out for a future six-lane A66 upgrade.
• Phased closures on the A59 in Duisburg run July 29–August 12 toward Düsseldorf and August 12–26 toward Dinslaken, with detours via the A42, A3 and A40 and enhanced transit measures.
• An A42 shutdown in Oberhausen since early June and additional lane blocks into September have diverted cars onto city streets, prompting plans to optimize traffic signals.