Air bombs blown up near Günzburg: A8 released again after being blocked and a 4 kilometer traffic jam
Created: 07/01/2022 04:52
By: Felix Herz
Due to a World War II bomb being blown up, the A8 was completely closed last Thursday and Legoland was evacuated.
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Two more bombs were found near a commercial area near Günzburg.
They have to be blown up, the A8 will be closed.
Update from June 30, 12:45 p.m.:
After a short delay, because the explosives expert needed more time, the two aircraft bombs were now detonated.
The execution went according to plan, at 11.27 the bombs went off under supervision.
A little later, the A8 could be released again, in the meantime a four-kilometer traffic jam had formed due to the full closure, the police said.
There were no injuries or property damage.
First report from June 29:
Günzburg – One might think it is a déjà vu: In fact, two more bombs were found near Günzburg that cannot be defused.
So on Thursday, June 30th, history will repeat itself from last week.
On Thursday, June 23, the A8 had to be closed and parts of Legoland had to be evacuated.
An aerial bomb was found in an industrial area, followed by a detonation.
Air bombs near Günzburg: The A8 is closed again
As a week ago, a bomb was found near an industrial area near Günzburg.
This time even two aircraft bombs, residues from the Second World War, were found during soil investigations.
According to the police, the nature of the bombs forces them to be detonated and they cannot be defused.
The area around the detonation of the World War II bombs is blocked off extensively.
From 9 a.m. on Thursday, no one is allowed to remain in the 500-meter exclusion zone created in this way.
Through traffic on the nearby A8 should be diverted between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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Bombing near Günzburg: A8 closed
The detonation of the aerial bomb from last week went as planned, the blocking of the A8 and the evacuation of Legoland were lifted around noon as announced.
The closure of the important autobahn, which connects Munich and Stuttgart in this section, had of course already had an impact on traffic.
This week, too, longer waiting times or at least slow traffic are to be expected.
If you can, avoid the area in the east of Bavaria better in the morning.
(fhz)
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