Busiest evening rush hour of the year: More than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams
2 years, 4 months ago

Busiest evening rush hour of the year: More than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams

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Thursday was the busiest evening rush hour of the year on the Dutch roadways. At its peak around 5:30 p.m., there were more than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams. The fact that it was so busy on the road on Thursday was partly due to the end of daylight saving time which concluded early Sunday morning when the clock rolled back one hour. At the end of May there were more than 1,120 kilometers of traffic jams because many people left for their holiday that evening.

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Unpleasant rush hour as A8 closes near Amsterdam, gradual train restart near Utrecht
2 months ago

Unpleasant rush hour as A8 closes near Amsterdam, gradual train restart near Utrecht

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The Tuesday evening rush hour kicked off with problems facing both road users and train passengers. There were lengthy traffic jams in and around Amsterdam due to an overturned truck on the A8 near Zaandam, but also problems on the A28, the A4, and A12, among others. Meanwhile, the ongoing issues with overhead lines above the railroad near Utrecht were …

Dutch drivers told to avoid crowded rush hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays
2 months, 1 week ago

Dutch drivers told to avoid crowded rush hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Minister of Infrastructure Barry Madlener is calling on motorists to avoid peak hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, aiming to reduce congestion on Dutch roads. Nearly 77 percent of all traffic jams occurred during peak hours, which were between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the mornings and 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the evenings. The price of traffic jams …

There was an eight percent increase in traffic jams on Dutch roads in 2024
3 months ago

There was an eight percent increase in traffic jams on Dutch roads in 2024

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The traffic jam severity on the roads in the Netherlands increased by eight percent in 2024 compared to 2023, ANWB reported based on traffic information from TomTom. Although it was somewhat calmer when it comes to traffic jams for the first six months, the summer and autumn led to a “significant increase in traffic jams,” according to ANWB. There were …

Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16

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Traffic piled up on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning due to multiple accidents. On the A16 near the Ridderkerk interchange, an accident involving four vehicles left one person dead and several others injured. There is a lot of traffic around Rotterdam due to an accident involving four vehicles on the A16 near Ridderkerk. While there were no freezing conditions causing …

Bad weather, accidents cause busiest morning rush hour; First snow of the season
4 months, 1 week ago

Bad weather, accidents cause busiest morning rush hour; First snow of the season

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Bad weather and many traffic accidents have resulted in the busiest morning rush hour of the year. De winterse omstandigheden leveren mooie plaatjes op, maar vooralsnog geen lange files rondom Groningen. pic.twitter.com/c7urD9EepZ — Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie November 19, 2024 ❄️ | Een winters beeld in het noorden van het land. Before today, the busiest morning rush hour of the year was …

Busy roads and traffic jams expected as Easter weekend comes to a close
1 year, 11 months ago

Busy roads and traffic jams expected as Easter weekend comes to a close

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Motorists in the Netherlands can expect more traffic than on other holidays over the last day of Easter, the ANWB said in its traffic forecast on Monday. The Dutch travel association issued warnings about traffic around Lisse, as tourists head to and from the Keukenhof. “During the long Easter weekend, various events will cause delays on local roads,” the ANWB …

Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned in full force this year
1 year, 11 months ago

Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned in full force this year

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Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned "in full force" this year. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, traffic jams increased by 10 percent. Furthermore, snow and rain on Tuesday mornings, March 7 and 14, caused rush hours with record lengths of traffic jams of 1093 kilometers and 1102 kilometers. Combined with bad weather, Tuesday morning rush hour traffic …

Traffic piles up near record levels with more nasty weather on the way
2 years ago

Traffic piles up near record levels with more nasty weather on the way

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Rain and accidents caused almost 1,100 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning, with the ANWB calling it the busiest morning rush hour so far this year. “Everywhere the daily traffic jams are longer than usual,” a spokesperson for the travelers’ association ANWB told NU.nl at around 8:00 a.m. “Tuesday is already the busiest morning of the …

Busiest morning rush hour of the year with over 900 kilometers of traffic jams
2 years, 4 months ago

Busiest morning rush hour of the year with over 900 kilometers of traffic jams

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Thursday morning saw the busiest morning rush hour so far this year. At 8:00 a.m., the travelers' association ANWB noted 940 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads, a record for the morning rush hour this year. A combination of rain and the expected traffic will make Thursday’s morning and evening rush hours extremely busy, the Rijkswaterstaat warned on Twitter. …

Busy evening rush hour expected as school holidays start; More Texel ferries from today
2 years, 5 months ago

Busy evening rush hour expected as school holidays start; More Texel ferries from today

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Netherlands residents can expect busy roads on Friday afternoon as the autumn holiday starts for schools in the Noord region. Traffic should start piling up around noon when families leave for vacation, travelers organization ANWB warned. At the start of the autumn holidays last year, evening rush hour traffic increased to over 700 kilometers of traffic jams. The ANWB expects …

Busy evening rush hour expected due to Pentecost
2 years, 9 months ago

Busy evening rush hour expected due to Pentecost

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Travelers' association ANWB expects a busy evening rush hour due to the Pentecost weekend. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, there were about 900 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads on the eve of the Pentecost weekend. For the rest of the weekend, the ANWB expects traffic jams in the direction of events, theme parks, and outlet centers. Last …

Busiest rush hour this year as snow starts to fall
2 years, 11 months ago

Busiest rush hour this year as snow starts to fall

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Snow has started falling in the center and east of the Netherlands, contributing to the busiest morning rush hour so far this year, public works department Rijkswaterstaat said. At 8:30 a.m., the travelers' association ANWB reported 140 traffic jams covering 800 kilometers of Dutch roads. Meer: https://t.co/rt9iKqCJ0b pic.twitter.com/G15wZlC30x — Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie March 31, 2022 A spokesperson for the ANWB told …

Downpours, strong wind in NL on Wednesday; Most morning traffic jams in 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

Downpours, strong wind in NL on Wednesday; Most morning traffic jams in 2021

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Miserable weather is in store for the Netherlands on Wednesday. At 8:22 a.m., 116 traffic jams covered 552 kilometers on Dutch roads, travelers' organization ANWB reported. Until today, the busiest morning rush hour in 2021 was on September 28, when traffic jams covered 468 kilometers of Dutch roads. Maximums will climb to around 16 degrees, with a southeasterly wind that …

1,000 km of traffic jams as Dutch people head to France
3 years, 7 months ago

1,000 km of traffic jams as Dutch people head to France

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Saturday will be the busiest day of the year on European highways, the Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB announced. The ANWB said they expect this year Black Saturday to be busier than ever, given that many people chose to go on vacation by car during the coronavirus crisis. Traffic jams reaching more than 1000 kilometers occurred every Saturday for the …

Frequent drivers now lose 43 minutes weekly to traffic jams
5 years, 2 months ago

Frequent drivers now lose 43 minutes weekly to traffic jams

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Only 15 percent of Netherlands residents are stuck in traffic at least once a week, with most saying that they are much more likely to face difficulties during evening rush hour than in the mornings. People in the Netherlands are also less and less annoyed by being stuck in traffic jams, defined as stop-and-go traffic that barely rises above 25 …

Pakjesavond: Evening rush hour traffic to pile up earlier than usual
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakjesavond: Evening rush hour traffic to pile up earlier than usual

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This evening is Pakjesavond in the Netherlands - the evening on which Sinterklaas delivers his gifts. As a result, evening rush hour is expected to start earlier and be busier than usual, as many people leave work earlier than normal to get home on time, travelers association ANWB and public works department Rijkswaterstaat warn. "The Thursday evening rush hour is …

Road traffic clogged up even before morning rush hour
5 years, 4 months ago

Road traffic clogged up even before morning rush hour

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Traffic piled up on Dutch roads even before morning rush hour started on Tuesday morning. By 8:00 a.m. there were 172 traffic jams covering 862 kilometers throughout the Netherlands, according to travelers' association ANWB. The 42 kilometers of traffic jams on the A1 are causing a delay of 127 minutes, particularly between Apeldoorn and Amsterdam, but also in the east …

Fog, scattered showers cause busy morning rush hour
5 years, 4 months ago

Fog, scattered showers cause busy morning rush hour

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The roads across the Netherlands were jammed up more than usual just before the Tuesday morning rush hour was underway. There were local reports of fog in several parts of the country, as well as rain and scattered showers in several provinces. A rough rush hour was likely on the roads both Tuesday morning and at the end of the …

Fog, slippery roads in difficult morning rush hour
5 years, 5 months ago

Fog, slippery roads in difficult morning rush hour

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Fog and slippery roads are causing havoc with traffic in the Netherlands on Tuesday morning. At 8:00 a.m. there were 157 traffic jams on Dutch roads, covering 728 kilometers, according to travelers' association ANWB. An accident on the A2 near the Oudenrijn junction got the morning off to a troublesome start, tying up traffic between Den Bosch and Utrecht, according …

Rush hour gets tricky early as transit strike nears halfway mark; 450 km of traffic at 4:45pm
5 years, 10 months ago

Rush hour gets tricky early as transit strike nears halfway mark; 450 km of traffic at 4:45pm

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As a national one-day public transit strike was almost halfway finished in the Netherlands, traffic was already beginning to pile up on highways in the Netherlands from 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The public transit strike led to a busier-than-usual morning rush hour, but nothing extreme, according to public works department Rijkswaterstaat. On all Dutch roads there were 696 kilometers of …

Rush hour traffic grows as light snow falls across Netherlands
6 years, 1 month ago

Rush hour traffic grows as light snow falls across Netherlands

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A snow front is slowly moving across the Netherlands, and is expected to hover over much of the southern Netherlands by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Some traffic problems are expected during evening rush hour, according to the ANWB, with about 175 kilometers of traffic jams reported by 4:30 p.m. Problems could potentially mount up on the roadways as snow could …

Over 2,000 km of traffic jams as snow moves west across Netherlands
6 years, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 km of traffic jams as snow moves west across Netherlands

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There were over 1,635 kilometers of traffic jams across the Netherlands at 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday, just as the evening rush hour got underway, according to travel association ANWB. A snow storm that started on the west coast in the morning was slowly making its way east, and was still expected to hover over the provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe, …

Traffic jams up 20 percent in the Netherlands this year
6 years, 3 months ago

Traffic jams up 20 percent in the Netherlands this year

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Drivers in the Netherlands were neither imagining things nor embellishing in 2018 when they complained about travel times. Dutch highways were far more clogged in 2018 than a year earlier, with traffic jams up nearly 20 percent. The heavy traffic had an impact on rush hour, but also outside of the daily busy periods, travellers association ANWB revealed on Thursday. …

Busiest rush hour of the year: over 500 km of traffic jams
6 years, 4 months ago

Busiest rush hour of the year: over 500 km of traffic jams

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Madness reigned on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning. A combination of rainy weather and a large number of accidents caused numerous traffic jams and delays. Rijkswaterstaat's traffic information service measured a total of 514 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch highways, much higher than the 300 kilometers the public works department expected. The ANWB, which also monitors traffic on provincial …

Autumn weather to cause rush hour traffic problems
6 years, 4 months ago

Autumn weather to cause rush hour traffic problems

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Morning rush hour is expected to be a doozy on Tuesday. The wet autumn weather is expected to cause many traffic jams, according to both Rijkswaterstaat and ANWB, RTL Nieuws reports. By 7:00 a.m. there were already 90 kilometers of traffic jams on the highway, the Public Works department reported. On the A20 from Hoek van Holland towards Gouda there …

Sharp increase in traffic jams in Netherlands
6 years, 11 months ago

Sharp increase in traffic jams in Netherlands

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Traffic jams in the Netherlands increased sharply in the first three months of 2018, travelers association ANWB announced on Wednesday. Traffic jam severity - the length of the traffic jam multiplied by its duration - increased by over 25 percent, NU.nl reports. Rain and storms caused multiple traffic jams on Dutch roads in January. At its peak, there was a …

Heavy traffic, unremarkable weather expected for Easter
7 years ago

Heavy traffic, unremarkable weather expected for Easter

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With many Dutch going away for the Easter weekend, and thousands of foreign tourists heading to the Netherlands, many traffic problems are expected starting around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, according to public works department Rijkswaterstaat. Especially on the A1 around Amersfoort, the A12 around Arnhem and towards the Veluwe and the highways heading to the south. Rijkswaterstaat expects traffic …

Traffic jam levels almost stable in Netherlands
7 years, 3 months ago

Traffic jam levels almost stable in Netherlands

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After years of significant increases, the levels of traffic jams in the Netherlands remained almost stable this year. Traffic information service VID added that the stagnating growth can also be attributed to motorists adjusting to traffic jams and taking to the road at different times. The roads around Utrecht - A27, A28, A12, and the A2 - in particular saw …

Record breaking traffic jam cost Dutch companies €4.2 million
7 years, 3 months ago

Record breaking traffic jam cost Dutch companies €4.2 million

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Snowy weather in the Netherlands on Monday resulted in a record number of traffic jams during evening rush hour. At the peak of traffic late in the afternoon, there were around 1,500 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads, according to the ANWB. These traffic jams cost Dutch companies around 4.2 million euros, research institute TNO calculated. Around 9:00 p.m. …

Traffic jams on Netherlands roads increase with more elderly drivers
7 years, 11 months ago

Traffic jams on Netherlands roads increase with more elderly drivers

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Traffic jams in the Netherlands are increasing due to the aging population, according to figures from the ANWB. Traffic jams are especially increasing during evening rush hour due to the large amounts of recreational traffic on the roads, the ANWB concluded by comparing traffic during the first three months of this year with the same period in 2016, the Telegraaf …

Haarlem wins title for most traffic problems in Netherlands; Amsterdam 5th
8 years, 1 month ago

Haarlem wins title for most traffic problems in Netherlands; Amsterdam 5th

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Last year Haarlem was the Dutch city with the most traffic jams, according to the annual TomTom Traffic Index. Haarlem motorists who drove to work during morning rush hour every weekday, spent 100 hours in traffic jams last year. A trip by car in Haarlem was on average delayed 27 percent by traffic last year, 3 percent more than in …

12 percent increase in traffic on Dutch roads
8 years, 3 months ago

12 percent increase in traffic on Dutch roads

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Dutch motorists spent more time in traffic more frequently in 2016, with a 12 percent increase in traffic severity, NOS reports based on figures from the ANWB. This year Dutch motorists were 6 percent more likely to get stuck in traffic during the morning rush hour, and 14 percent more likely during the evening rush hour. Outside rush hour, traffic …

Rush hour drivers warned of heavy rain, traffic jams
8 years, 10 months ago

Rush hour drivers warned of heavy rain, traffic jams

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A very rainy start to the week is leading to a difficult rush hour on Monday morning. By 7:00 a.m. traffic information service VID already reported three long traffic jams on Dutch highways. According to weather service Weeronline, the Netherlands can expect between 20 and 40 mm of rain in the next 36 hours. The weather service warns traffic will …

Weather warnings extended but roads less icy so far
9 years, 2 months ago

Weather warnings extended but roads less icy so far

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Thursday morning is again starting out with icy roads in the northern provinces of the Netherlands, with a code red warning in effect for Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen until 11:00 a.m. For the rest of the country there were predictions of fog and limited visibility. According to the ANWB, the roads in the north are currently reasonably safe to drive …

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