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Yellow — Roadworks narrowing the road · B214 · 3323001O · 2.0 km
Within 5.0 km of Essel.
Roadworks narrowing the road · B214 · 3323001O · 2.0 km · Arbeitsstellen und Sperrungen Niedersachsen (außerhalb der Autobahnen): Niedersächsische Landesbehörde für Straßenbau und Verkehr via Mobilithek, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Zero – Version 2.0
The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, public transport.
Essel (Aller) Bothmerscher Weg🚌Bus 50 m · 1 min walk · Map · Google MapsMore departuresNothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.
Essel (Aller) Feuerwehrhaus🚌Bus 250 m · 4 min walk · Map · Google MapsMore departuresNothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.
Essel (Aller) Hannoversche Straße 33🚌Bus 750 m · 10 min walk · Map · Google MapsMore departuresNothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.
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0 closures · 0 jams and accidents · 2 roadworks within 5.0 km
B2143323001O · 2.0 kmdirection unknownThu, 8 Jun 2023, 07:00 – Thu 31 Dec, 16:00 · in force now, ends in 55 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google Maps
2.4 kmdirection unknownTue 1 Sept, 00:00 – Mon 30 Nov, 17:00 · in force now, ends in 24 daysRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: K160 Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg closed between Am Loh and Parkweg in beiden Richtungen, track construction work, railway crossing closed, a local diversion is established until … · Original (German) →Full text
K160 Schwarmstedt, Mühlenweg closed between Am Loh and Parkweg in beiden Richtungen, track construction work, railway crossing closed, a local diversion is established until approx. 30/11/2026, 17:00
The publishers' own texts are on the German page.
Translated automatically by ViaFrei; the German original is binding. Opus-MT, Helsinki-NLP (Tiedemann, Thottingal) (CC BY 4.0)
Autobahn GmbH's motorway reports are on the “Motorways” card.
For lorries
Long-lorry positive network nearby: B214 1.3 km, A7 3.1 km, L191 8.7 km, A27 9.5 km, L310 17 km, L190 17 km
What binds is the Annex to § 2(1) of the LKWÜberlStVAusnV. The publisher states that the data make no claim to be complete or correct, have no legal or official meaning, and are not suitable for navigation or similar purposes.
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Short-duration roadworks are planned at short notice and often changed; they replace neither a permit for oversize and heavy transport nor the route check before setting off (our translation of the publisher's note).
The publisher's wording is on the German page.
Nearby
A7 at Westenholz junction · 8.6 kmdirection unknownfrom Tue 3 Nov, 21:00, end not reported · in force nowRestriction unknownClosureMap · Google Maps3 Nov – 25 Nov
The Autobahn GmbH's traffic guidance (strategic routing) is not current (as of 4 Nov, 14:46), so none is given here.
Lorry parking · Allertal West · 153 spaces · 64 lorry spaces · 3.0 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · fuel station · picnic area · playgroundNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): café 10 m · snack bar 20 m · restaurant 30 m · shop 210 m
Lorry parking · Allertal Ost · 97 spaces · 49 lorry spaces · 3.1 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · restaurant · fuel station · picnic area · playgroundNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): café 30 m · shop 30 m · snack bar 30 m
Lorry parking · Truckstop Schwarmstedt · 210 spaces · 210 lorry spaces · 3.8 km south-east · Map · Google MapsFacilities: not reportedNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): shop 50 m · snack bar 70 mNearby (straight line, access not checked): EV charger 300 kW, 40 m (Aral pulse)
Live occupancy only where the operator publishes it — ask your assistant.
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These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)
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These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.
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