germany

So finally after 9 weeks on the sick I go back to work sunday a load to Nord frost Unna germany is the E40 still closed thro the Bochum area?

It surely be while end of September.
It’s the tunnel through Essen that is being refurbished

Yes, I was there on last week - lucky I was drive on nightime not in rush hours!

drive from Venlo A40 toward to A3 Sud then A52 Nord and rejoin back to A40

better do drive on nightime

Betz:
Yes, I was there on last week - lucky I was drive on nightime not in rush hours!

drive from Venlo A40 toward to A3 Sud then A52 Nord and rejoin back to A40

better do drive on nightime

Depends where you’re coming from.
From Calais, I think I’d cross the border at Aachen onto the A4. Along to the A1 straight up to Unna.
From Rotterdam you have another problem. That bridge at Nijmegan is getting some serious roadworks now, so avoid it during the day. I’d go A2/A67 to Venlo, up the A57, onto A42, up to the A2 wherever you like and then down the A1 to Unna.
Betz’s detour is the shortest way round it, but everyone, complete with their dog and mother-in-law will be using that, so it’ll take three times longer during the day.

Simon:

Betz:
Yes, I was there on last week - lucky I was drive on nightime not in rush hours!

drive from Venlo A40 toward to A3 Sud then A52 Nord and rejoin back to A40

better do drive on nightime

Depends where you’re coming from.
From Calais, I think I’d cross the border at Aachen onto the A4. Along to the A1 straight up to Unna.
From Rotterdam you have another problem. That bridge at Nijmegan is getting some serious roadworks now, so avoid it during the day. I’d go A2/A67 to Venlo, up the A57, onto A42, up to the A2 wherever you like and then down the A1 to Unna.
Betz’s detour is the shortest way round it, but everyone, complete with their dog and mother-in-law will be using that, so it’ll take three times longer during the day.

Going Aachen from Calais is 40km further

the detour around essen has not been to bad for traffic outside rush hours

mb14:
Going Aachen from Calais is 40km further

40km is 30 minutes on a decent run.
You’ll save a lot more than that compared to hitting the detour at the wrong time.