A1 closure on weekends: traffic jam chaos between Lübeck and Hamburg!

A1 closure on weekends: traffic jam chaos between Lübeck and Hamburg!

Hamburg, Deutschland - A hot weekend is imminent! On Friday evening, June 21, 2025, the A1 motorway will be completely closed to Hamburg for several days. The closure begins at 10 p.m. and is expected to continue until Sunday evening, 8:00 p.m. The reason for this comprehensive measure is bridge construction work at the Bargteheide motorway junction, which have become necessary in the region to bring the traffic infrastructure up to scratch. This source of information, as well as the Tablatt, emphasizes the importance of the measure.

For all travelers who are on the A1, there is a detailed detour: Drivers should drive from the Lübeck Kreuz via the A20 towards Rostock to the Lübeck-Süd junction. From there it goes via the B207 to the A24 (Berlin towards Hamburg) near Talkau. If you cannot avoid it, you should be prepared for the departure in the Kreuz Bargteheide to be overloaded.

travel weather and return travel

with warm temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius is assumed on the Baltic Sea beaches by numerous visitors. This not only promises great summer feeling, but also a strong return trip on Sunday, especially for holidaymakers from North Rhine-Westphalia as well as from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, which are just returning after the Pentecost holidays. The traffic jam detectors informs that the local bypass will probably be overloaded, which is why travelers are encouraged to follow the signposted diversion via the B207 and, if possible, not necessarily necessary trips.

In addition to the construction work at the Bargteheide motorway junction, a total of 177 construction sites are currently recorded on the A1, which can significantly influence the traffic situation, as can be seen on [autobahn.de] (https://www.autobahn.de/betrieb-verkehr/aktuelle- traffic situation). This affects, among other things, construction sites between Lübeck and Fehmarn as well as several places in and around Cologne, which should last until the end of 2026.

an overview of the current construction sites

summarized is shown that the coming days will be turbulent for drivers on the A1, especially during the full closure. The traffic situation promises exciting times, and it remains to be hoped that the construction work will move forward so that everyone can travel again soon.