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Snowfall in NRW causes traffic jams and accidents – overview

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Von: Mick Oberbusch

On Thursday morning (January 19), snowfall caused traffic jams and accidents in NRW. Among other things, the A1, A3 and A4 are affected.

Cologne – Der Snowfall throughout NRW on Thursday morning (January 19) causes a number of traffic jams and accidents on the motorways in the most populous federal state. Among other things, the main traffic arteries A1, A3 and A4 are affected, where there are sometimes long waiting times in rush hour traffic. The overview of the current congestion situation in NRW.

Due to snow and ice, there are traffic jams and accidents on some motorways and roads in NRW. © Maximilian Koch/Imago

Traffic jams and accidents in NRW due to snowfall – an overview of the traffic situation

Report at 9 a.m verkehr.nrw and the traffic service WDR traffic jams on the following routes, among others:

  • A1: Between Burscheid and Wuppertal-Ronsdorf about an hour plus, more than 20 kilometers of traffic jams in both directions. In addition, between Kreuz Köln-West and Kreuz Köln-Nord about 20 minutes plus, ten kilometers of traffic stop.
  • A2: Between Wunstorf-Kohlenfeld and Wunstorf-Luthe, an accident resulted in more than 20 minutes plus and six kilometers of traffic jams.
  • A3: between Solingen and Mettmann more than 30 minutes plus, eight kilometers of traffic jams. The route is uphill, so many vehicles slide and can only continue slowly. Oberhausen in the direction of Cologne between Kreuz Oberhausen and Kreuz Kaiserberg about 45 minutes plus, ten kilometers of traffic jams.
  • A4: Olpe in the direction of Cologne between Untereschbach and Bergisch Gladbach-Frankenforst about 30 minutes plus, six kilometers of traffic jams. Cologne in the direction of Aachen between Cologne-Gremberg and Kreuz Köln-Süd more than ten minutes plus, three kilometers of traffic jams.
  • A57: Krefeld – Cologne between Dormagen and Kreuz Köln-Nord about 15 minutes plus, five kilometers of slow traffic in both directions. Nijmegen in the direction of Cologne between Kreuz Moers and Kreuz Meerbusch more than 20 minutes plus, 15 kilometers of traffic jams.
  • A61: Venlor in the direction of Mönchengladbach between Viersen and Kreuz Mönchengladbach about 20 minutes plus, five kilometers of traffic jams.

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