Traffic chaos in Hamburg: A7 blocked despite Ed Sheeran and Schlagermove!

Traffic chaos in Hamburg: A7 blocked despite Ed Sheeran and Schlagermove!

At the weekend, Hamburg is characterized by major events. In addition to the eagerly awaited ED sheeran concert, which takes place on three evenings in the Volksparkstadion, the popular hit movement is also expected, which fills the city with happy music and good mood. But the celebrations also bring their challenges, because the A7 will be completely blocked in both directions from Friday evening to Monday morning.

such as ndr.de reports, the closure affects the section between Hamburg-Stellingen and Hamburg-Heimfeld. A comprehensive diversion network is set up on the highway due to work on the new tunnel control center, cable laying and installing traffic sign bridges. Drivers are therefore well advised to set themselves on diversions via the A1, A21 and B205.

visitor flows and diversions

It gets particularly tight on the concert evenings, because around 57,000 fans per concert evening are expected in the Volksparkstadion. A total of around 150,000 visitors are planned for the three days, and in parallel, the Schlagermove will take place on Saturday from 3 p.m. with an expected number of 400,000 participants. This is how the city gets into a real mess. In order to make it easier to travel, the organizers FKP Scorpio recommend using public transport, such as the S-Bahn lines S3 and S5, which will run on Friday and Sunday every 10 minutes.

Park+Ride offers and the journey by bike are also suggested, especially since from around 12 noon on Saturday a caravan from 50 trucks moves through the city that could affect traffic enormously. If you arrive from the north direction, you will be led via the Hamburg Starting junction to the Hamburg-Volkspark junction, while visitors from the south can use an inner-city alternative from the south.

additional challenges in traffic

But not only the A7 closure ensures gossip, but also the Sunday open to sales in the city center will also claim traffic volume this weekend. The city expects numerous people who plan their shopping spree between the festivities.

To this, experts notice that the traffic situation is often strongly dynamic during large events. A current study by researchers from the Technical University of Munich on the effects of large events, as well as the concert by Taylor Swift, underlines the need for good traffic planning to avoid traffic jams and bottlenecks. So far it has been shown that there is a striking increase in traffic in such events, with an increase in demand and a noticeable slowdown of vehicle speeds, such as the Tum.

For the Hamburgers, it will be very important this weekend to prepare well. Whether by car, the S-Bahn or on foot, fun and a little patience are the best companions to survive the big event week unscathed.