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Traffic incidents in Essen

Right now there are 3 incidents in Essen. Covers incidents within 12 km of the city centre, including ring roads and motorways. Official data (Landesmeldestelle Baden-Württemberg, Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (LVZ.NRW)), updated every few minutes.

Accidents, obstructions, weather and queues on top, short closures below. Newest first, updates automatically. · updated 12 Oct, 17:49

Long-term closures and restrictions on main roads in Essen

Most affected roads

A52

10 incidents · 6 closures

A52

L441

2 incidents · 2 closures

L441

L511

1 incident · 1 closure

L511

A40

3 incidents

Congestion

Frequently asked questions

What is the traffic like in Essen right now?

Right now there are 3 incidents in Essen. Most reports right now are on A52, L441, L511. Last update: 12 Oct, 17:49.

Are there any road closures in Essen?

Yes. 9 closures are reported right now, for example Road closed · A52 · Essen.

Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?

From official traffic data (Landesmeldestelle Baden-Württemberg, Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (LVZ.NRW)). GasBu fetches it every three minutes and the page refreshes itself, so what you see is at most a few minutes old.

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What you will find here

Each incident shows its type (Road closed, Accident, Congestion, Obstruction, Weather…), the road and kilometre point, the town and region, the affected direction and since when it applies. Incidents marked as scheduled have not started yet: they are closures announced in advance, sporting events or roadworks.

From Germany we have the states of Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia: motorways, federal and state roads and city streets. The other states publish their data separately and are being added gradually.

Data sources

The data comes from official sources (Landesmeldestelle Baden-Württemberg, Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (LVZ.NRW)). GasBu does not change the content of the incidents; it only classifies them and translates the codes of the European DATEX II standard.

Verkehrsmeldungen der Landesmeldestelle für den Verkehrswarndienst Baden-Württemberg, bereitgestellt über MobiData BW (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0), und der Verkehrsinformationszentrale NRW (Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW) über die Mobilithek (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0).

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