Merwedebrug Traffic Updates and Closures

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The sudden closure of the Merwedebrug to freight traffic comes as little surprise to experts, who say the Netherlands has for years devoted too little time and money to maintaining its infrastructure … Roads agency Rijkswaterstaat is installing traffic cameras on the damaged Merwedebrug near Gorinchem to enforce a ban on lorries, with fines of up to €500 for drivers who ignore it. The bridge on the … A sudden truck ban on the Merwedebrug has forced about 18,000 trucks a day to detour at an estimated cost of 1.5 million euros to the transport sector. Experts say similar restrictions on other aging bridges, tunnels, and viaducts are likely in the coming years as decades of deferred maintenance collide with heavier traffic loads. The Merwedebrug, which carries the A27 motorway over the river Merwede near Gorinchem, has been closed to all lorries since Saturday evening. Roads agency Rijkswaterstaat said inspections found the bridge’s steel was weaker than expected in several places, and that it could no longer guarantee the structure would hold under heavy traffic. Cars, vans, motorbikes, buses and emergency vehicles …

NL Times: Merwedebrug truck ban won’t be the last as Dutch bridges, tunnels age A sudden truck ban on the Merwedebrug has forced about 18,000 trucks a day to detour at an estimated cost of 1.5 million euros to the transport sector. Experts say similar restrictions on other aging … Merwedebrug truck ban won’t be the last as Dutch bridges, tunnels age