Code orange, storm tilt trucks A6 & A50 [updated]

Posted on 31-03-2015 at 8:06 am by CasperH – 26 Comments”

The voorjaarsstorm ensures a lot of traffic problems this morning. The A6 direction Lelystad, the netherlands for example is already closed by two omgewaaide trucks.

Near ketelbrug in the direction of Lelystad are two trucks blown down. The road is closed and traffic would normally via the N50 to drive, but that was a while closed in both directions because of a truck tilted.

Also on the A50, went wrong at junction Valburg. There rolled a truck and the road is closed. Traffic in the direction of Den Bosch may be the best detour via the A15 towards Rotterdam and then the A2. On the A35 at Borne, is a tree cases, which is now gone, but also there is a chaos. The traffic service expected this morning, some 250 km file, but at this moment, there are already more than 320 km.

The KNMI has for The northern part of Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen, code orange issued. In the mentioned area (including the Wadden islands) may have winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour). More inland, its winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour possible. The bad weather keeps up tomorrow morning, it is expected.

UPDATE 12:43
Throughout the country, and continue to lorries blown away by the wind. On the A7 between Avenhorn and Purmerend, the A50 motorway near Vaassen in the direction of Apeldoorn, and at several places on the A27 went wrong. Empty trucks is suggested that is not the way to go.

Photo via highways inspector Dries