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SCANDAL on the A8: 57 hours of traffic jams during the summer holidays!
A8 closures near Pforzheim during the summer holidays: Detours and construction work from August 22nd to 25th clarify affected traffic.
SCANDAL on the A8: 57 hours of traffic jams during the summer holidays!
It's a shock for all travelers! The A8 motorway, one of the most congested motorways in Germany, becomes a chaos of standstills and detours during the summer holidays! Between August 22nd and 25th, 2025, the direction of Karlsruhe will be at a standstill for an incredible 57 hours! From 8pm on Friday evening until 5am on Monday morning, every movement will be locked down, a lockdown that is hard to imagine! ADAC reports.
Not affected? Only the direction of Stuttgart! But that's hardly any consolation, because the consequences will be catastrophic! National traffic is diverted via the A81 and A6, while locals have to navigate a confusing maze-like detour through Wurmberg, Wiernsheim and Niefern-Öschelbronn just to get back to the dreaded B10. A nightmare for every driver!
The Nagging Night of Standstill
But that's not all! On August 16th, the A8 will be closed in both directions for 8 hours, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.! There is no mercy for the night owls here: traffic towards Stuttgart is diverted via the Pforzheim-U7a/U9, and drivers can only hope that they do not get caught in the traffic jam that will certainly form during this night. Drivers were never left to their own devices again! Autobahn GmbH recommends turning off navigation systems if they try to help drivers!
Behind these dramatic measures lies an even bigger plan: the long-awaited “Enztal crossing” of the A8, a dark project that stretches over 4.8 kilometers and promises to expand from two to three lanes in each direction! With the aim of improving traffic safety in the Pforzheim Valley, eight new bridge structures are secretly being built! People fear the destruction of the familiar landscape to make room for unnecessary concrete monsters!
The frightening reality of the highway
The A8 is not only one of Germany's most traffic jam-prone motorways, but also an important east-west connection that is already suffering from the enormous volume of traffic. When this construction work is completed, it will be seen whether hopes of improving the traffic situation exceed reality.
Planned diversion routes or not, drivers agree: these measures are neither a bargain nor a gift! The constant traffic jams and closures are like a wall that you keep failing at! Be careful not to follow directions from navigation systems as they may lead you in the wrong direction! Voilà, the summer vacation of 2025 could be a real trip from hell!
Prepare for the inevitable journey into chaos - the A8 will become a highway of terror!