Afsluitdijk closed due to fault at South Bridge
The A7 near Kornwerderzand is closed in both directions while Rijkswaterstaat sends a technician.
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The Afsluitdijk was closed in both directions on Monday evening due to a fault at the South Bridge near Kornwerderzand. Rijkswaterstaat expected a technician to investigate the fault but could not yet estimate how long it would take.
Traffic on the A7 cannot currently cross the Afsluitdijk at Kornwerderzand. According to a statement from Rijkswaterstaat distributed by ANP, the fault at the South Bridge was the cause of the closure.
Rijkswaterstaat reported that a technician was on the way. Because the fault was expected to be fixed more quickly than a major diversion would take, traffic was not initially diverted on a permanent basis.
The Afsluitdijk is the main road link between North Holland and Friesland. A full closure can therefore quickly affect commuting, freight traffic and emergency services.
The road authority also investigated whether traffic could possibly be directed via the North Bridge. Whether that was possible depended on the technical condition of the bridge and road safety at the site.
The situation can change quickly. Road users are therefore advised to check Rijkswaterstaat's latest traffic information just before setting off and to allow for delays.
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The core of the report is based on a current report from Rijkswaterstaat, relayed by ANP. The duration of the closure remained uncertain and was therefore not presented as established fact.
- confirmed The Afsluitdijk was closed in both directions on Monday evening. — Reported by Rijkswaterstaat via ANP. source
- confirmed The fault was at the South Bridge near Kornwerderzand. — Reported in the same current traffic report. source
- confirmed A technician was on the way and the duration was still unknown. — Reported by Rijkswaterstaat via ANP. source
Editor's note
The latest report comes from Rijkswaterstaat via ANP. No second independent source confirming the exact fault and expected duration was available; the situation may have changed by now.Sources
- Afsluitdijk in beide richtingen dicht vanwege storing aan brug — ANP via Welingelichte Kringen
- Actuele verkeersinfo — Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie
More on this in Dutch media
- De Telegraaf — „afsluitdijk kornwerderzand”
- AD — „afsluitdijk kornwerderzand”
- de Volkskrant — „afsluitdijk kornwerderzand”