A44 renovation near Düsseldorf postponed: What drivers need to know now!

A44 renovation near Düsseldorf postponed: What drivers need to know now!

Drivers in the Düsseldorf area have to prepare for some changes. The renovation work on the A44 planned for October 21, 2025 has been postponed to April 2026 due to a weather-related postponement. Originally, the motorway was supposed to be closed until October 28, 2025 between the Meerbusch motorway junction and the Düsseldorf-Messe/Arena junction in the direction of Velbert in order to renew the asphalt surface and binder course on around 93,000 square meters. At 24rhein it says that the diversion will take the A57 towards Cologne, A46 towards Wuppertal and A3 towards Oberhausen. The project also includes renovation work on several bridge structures as well as marking and jointing work.

While road users in the Düsseldorf area wait for the new dates, the general transport infrastructure in Germany continues to pose challenges. A recent survey shows that the quality of roads and bridges has steadily declined in recent years. According to Tagesschau, over 7,100 kilometers of highways are currently in need of renovation, an increase of more than 1,300 kilometers since 2018. The renovation backlog also affects around 8,000 highway bridges that urgently need to be modernized. Things aren't looking much better at Deutsche Bahn: the number of railway lines to be renovated has increased from 17,529 to 17,636 kilometers. Here, Deutsche Bahn has ambitious plans until 2030 to fundamentally improve the condition of the rail network.

The political dimension

The state of the transport infrastructure has been hotly debated for years. BSW boss Sahra Wagenknecht describes the situation as a “huge restructuring case”. In her criticism, she calls for a faster pace of renovations and blames, among others, the Union (CDU and CSU) for the current situation. She emphasizes that the necessary measures are being taken too slowly. From a political perspective, it is clear that there is a need for action here.

The idea remains that not only drivers in the Düsseldorf region, but all road users in Germany have to hope for an improvement in the infrastructure. The planned “bridge summit” by Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing has created approaches for improvement, but the challenges ahead are enormous and require decisive action.

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