The A7 and Hamburg Elbe Tunnel will be completely shut down during the weekend.

Vehicle Movement - The A7 and Hamburg Elbe Tunnel will be completely shut down during the weekend.

Starting Friday night at 10pm, the A7 and Elbtunnel in Hamburg will be completely closed for 55 hours until Monday morning at 5am. This closure is to allow for the demolition of a bridge in Bahrenfeld. As a result, the lanes leading to Hannover from Stellingen to Heimfeld and those going to Flensburg between Heimfeld and Volkspark will be unavailable. Instead, drivers will need to take a regional detour via the B205, A21, and A1, starting from the Maschener Kreuz south of Hamburg.

Inside Hamburg, the Elbrücken will provide alternate routes for cars. Meanwhile, a new cycle and pedestrian bridge at Baurstraße in Bahrenfeld is set to be demolished to make way for a wider motorway. Temporary arrangements will be in place until early November, with cyclists and pedestrians advised to use Osdorfer Weg instead.

During this closure, there will be changes to traffic management at the site south of the Elbtunnel. The computer in the tunnel will be serviced, and the workers conducting the work will be carrying out technical and fire drills. An official from the Autobahn GmbH offered this information.

Autobahn GmbH announcement

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1. Despite the closure of the A7 and Elbe tunnel in Hamburg during the weekend, drivers can use the Elbrücken as an alternate route for their cars within the city.
2. The demolition of a bridge in Bahrenfeld is the reason behind the closure of the A7 and Elbe tunnel, which will impact the lanes leading to Hannover from Stellingen to Heimfeld and those heading to Flensburg between Heimfeld and Volkspark.
3. Instead of using the A7 and Elbe tunnel, drivers will need to take a detour via the B205, A21, and A1, starting from the Maschener Kreuz south of Hamburg.
4. In Lower Saxony, there will be demolition work at Baurstraße in Bahrenfeld, which will disrupt cyclists and pedestrians, prompting temporary arrangements and a recommendation to use Osdorfer Weg instead.
5. This closure will also affect traffic management at the site south of the Elbtunnel, with the computer within the tunnel being serviced and technical and fire drills being conducted by the workers.

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