A40 closed near Bochum due to new bridge construction from 6 August
5.7.2024From 6 August 2024, the A40 Schlachthofbrücke in Bochum will be rebuilt. The A40 will be fully closed for 15 weeks between the Bochum-West junction and the Bochum-Harpen junction.
Diversion routes
Long-distance traffic in direction Dortmund and Essen
The A448 motorway in the south of Bochum can be used as a diversion route. This begins at the Bochum-West junction. At the Bochum/Witten junction, take the A43 and then the A40 again at the Bochum junction. For motorists travelling in the direction of Essen, the same route applies only in the opposite direction.
Travelling from Bochum to Dortmund
Car drivers can continue to join the A40 motorway from the Bochum city area as long as they are not travelling in the direction of the roadworks. The A40 can still be accessed in the direction of Dortmund via the Bochum-Zentrum, -Stadion and -Harpen slip roads.
Travelling into Bochum city centre
Car drivers travelling to reach Bochum city centre can take the Wittener Straße, Altenbochum, Wiemelhausen (Universitätsstraße), Bochum-Süd (Königsallee), Weitmar, Eppendorf and Stahlhausen exits from A448. Alternatively, take the B226 or Universitätsstraße into Bochum city centre.
Visitors to the Ruhrtriennale must be prepared for increased traffic congestion.