A27 Merwedebrug, NL: trucks and coaches banned
ActiveUpdated 7 November 2026, 08:06
Rijkswaterstaat keeps the Merwedebrug on the A27 between Gorinchem and Sleeuwijk closed to trucks and coaches after steel in the arch was found weaker than assumed. The ban has been in force since 18 July 2026; scheduled buses may still use the bridge. Diversions via A15–A16–A59 or A15–A2–A59 (ADR via A2).
- Severity
- High
- Category
- Roads
- Country
- Netherlands
- Started
- 18 July 2026, 15:30
- End
- Not known yet
- Location
- 51.8300, 4.9480 ›
- Source
- Rijkswaterstaat ›
History
Every change to this alert, with the time it was made.
- Trucks bannedOngoing truck and coach ban on A27 Merwedebrug.