Motorists in Munich are used to traffic jams - especially at peak times. In the near future, high blood pressure and slow progress will again threaten around the Altstadtring tunnel.
- The cities aren't the most fun areas for driving a car .
- In the center of Munich , more patience has been needed since Thursday - the Altstadtringtunnel is closed.
- The underpass will not be usable for the next few weeks; above ground this will cause hot hours in the car .
Update from August 9, 2020: This construction site has the potential to become a traffic jam focal point: the Altstadtringtunnel has been closed in both directions from Thursday until September 9. The city is upgrading the tunnel tubes in terms of safety. They were therefore closed bit by bit and the drivers sometimes had to be patient. Because they have to use the surfaces: two lanes in each direction lead from Prinzregentenstrasse via Von-der-Tann-Strasse to Oskar-von-Miller-Ring.
The district administration department (KVR) draws a generally positive first conclusion . "Only at peak times can congestion occur in the vicinity of the barrier ," said a spokeswoman for the KVR on request. An increase in traffic was only noticeable on Thursday and Friday at the intersection of Ludwigstrasse and Von-der-Tann-Strasse. In advance, Sorge had made the “ramp” from Gabelsbergerstrasse to Ludwigstrasse, i.e. the connection between Maxvorstadt and Ludwigstrasse. But even here there were no problems worth mentioning in the first few days, according to the responsible department. Nevertheless, the KVR continues to recommend that you drive around the construction site extensively - to prevent future traffic chaos. But the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) is also noticing the effects of the construction site. Due to the high volume of traffic, bus route 100 is more prone to delays, and in some cases vehicles have to be turned around early, says MVG spokesman Matthias Korte when asked. “Most of the time, the delays are limited.” Lmb
New mega traffic jam in Munich: Drivers caught off guard
First report from August 6, 2020: Munich - Construction sites and road closures have been plaguing Munich residents for weeks - now there is another traffic jam focal point in the city center: Since Thursday no more cars have come through the Altstadtring tunnel. In the course of the day it was closed bit by bit. Good morning, chaos! We were there and talked to affected drivers.
Old town ring tunnel in Munich closed: Many drivers caught "cold" - in the heat
Elke George (70), a pensioner from Bogenhausen, was on her way to the Protestant church office. At the Altstadtringtunnel nothing worked anymore. She stinks that she has to stand and wait. Even more: that she did not know anything about the full closure: "If I had suspected that, I would have taken another route!"
Warehouse worker Sabit Ibrahimi (50) came from Ebersberg especially to go shopping in Munich *. He is not often in the state capital - and promptly he is stuck in traffic. Because he too had to stop in the hot car in the midday heat. "I don't think it's right that I'm stuck in a traffic jam", he complains and adds with a shrug: "But there is probably nothing you can do about that."
Danger of congestion in Munich: Altstadtringtunnel closed until September
The tunnel is closed in both directions until September 9th . Motorists have to use the surface: two lanes in each direction lead from Prinzregentenstrasse via Von-der-Tann-Strasse to Oskar-von-Miller-Ring. The district administration department nevertheless recommends local drivers "to bypass the old town ring tunnel as far as possible."
The mega construction site on the Altstadtring repeatedly leads to long traffic jams. The city is upgrading the tunnel in terms of safety and building a new tunnel center wall. It should take until mid-2024 before the roadways on the surface and the redesign of the open spaces at the west portal are completed. Due to the corona pandemic, it is not yet certain whether everything will be ready in time. One thing is certain, however: the full closure during the summer holidays will give drivers many more hot hours in the car - then: keep calm and think about cooling off at home!
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