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A8 closure: 57 hours of chaos for holidaymakers heading to Karlsruhe!
A8 closures near Pforzheim: summer holiday diversions, night construction work and expansion of the Enztal crossing for better traffic safety.
A8 closure: 57 hours of chaos for holidaymakers heading to Karlsruhe!
In the coming weeks, the A8 near Pforzheim will become a real bottleneck for travelers heading to Karlsruhe. The ADAC reports that the motorway will be closed in the direction of Karlsruhe during the summer holidays. This 57-hour ban extends from Friday August 22nd at 8pm to Monday August 25th at 5am. However, road users heading towards Stuttgart can rest easy as this lane remains open. Extensive diversions have been planned in advance so that traffic can continue to flow as smoothly as possible.
A large-scale diversion via the A81 and A6 is recommended for national traffic. The local diversion from Pforzheim-Süd leads via Wurmberg, Wiernsheim and Niefern-Öschelbronn to the B10. The route then continues via Mühlacker, Ötisheim and Ölbronn-Dürm onto the B294 to the Pforzheim-Nord junction. The Autobahn GmbH Südwest branch also strongly recommended following the diversion signs and turning off the navigation systems to avoid unnecessary traffic jams.
Planned night and full closures
Another short-term annoyance is the A8 night closure on August 16th. From Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 6 a.m. the motorway between Pforzheim-Süd and Pforzheim-Nord will be closed in both directions for around 8 hours. There are also diversions for this: Road users in the direction of Stuttgart can use the U7a and U9 to Pforzheim-Süd. Here, too, the message is clear: Please follow the detours!
The extensive construction work is part of the “Six-lane expansion of the A8/Enztal crossing” project, which covers a route length of 4.8 kilometers between Pforzheim-Nord and Pforzheim-Süd. The aim of the expansion is to expand the A8 from two to three lanes in each direction and thus significantly improve traffic safety in the Pforzheimer Basin. Another aspect of the project is the construction of eight new bridge structures and the complete reconstruction of the Pforzheim-Ost junction. The traffic flow will be further optimized by the new parking lot and the Enztal-Süd toilet facility with additional truck parking spaces.
A look into the future
The A8 is one of the most congested highways in Germany and serves as an important east-west connection in the south. In order to make traffic more sustainable, new measures are being planned in the future, as reported on the meinauto.de website. A variety of highway projects are presented here that aim to improve traffic flow and keep disruptions to a minimum. These investments not only benefit travelers, but also local residents, who can benefit by reducing traffic congestion.
The traffic situation remains exciting, and all road users are well advised to find out about upcoming construction sites and plans in good time. Because as the saying goes: being well informed is half the battle!
More about the special construction measures and diversions on the ADAC website and on Autobahn.de and [meinauto.de](https://www.meinauto.de/news/beschnellter-autobahnausbau-diese-projekte- Werden-jetzt-umsatz).