The A1 motorway will be closed for several days due to works carried out over the weekend at the request of Luxtram.

The construction site of the new tram line will result in a partial closure of the A1 near Kirchberg this weekend. The Bridges and Roads Authority announced on Wednesday that the motorway "will be closed in both directions between the Hamm interchange and the Grunewald junction."

The closure of the A1 will start at around 10pm on Friday 28 April and will end at around 4am on Tuesday 2 May.

Motorists travelling from Luxembourg to Germany should exit the A1 at the Sandweiler junction and proceed via Findel Airport.

In the direction Germany->Luxembourg, drivers will have to exit at Senningerberg.

However, access to the A1 will be maintained from Kirchberg to Croix de Gasperich.

These works will enable Luxtram to extend the line to the airport. The line is expected to enter service in 2024.

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The A1 will be closed to traffic near Kirchberg. / © Bridges and Roads Authority

The following roadblocks will be set up:

  • The A1 motorway towards Trier between the Hamm interchange and the Grunewald junction.

  • The A1 motorway towards Gasperich between the Grunewald junction and the Kirchberg interchange.

  • The access ramp of the Hamm interchange in the direction of Trier.

  • The ramp from the A1 towards Trier to the A7 towards Friedhof.

  • The slip road from the A7 towards the Grunewald junction to the A1 in the direction of Gasperich.

  • The slip road from the Kirchberg junction to the A1 towards Trier.

  • The slip road from the Kirchberg interchange towards the A7 towards Friedhof.

Here is also the list of diversions:

  • Traffic from the A1 motorway towards Trier will be diverted from the Hamm interchange via the N2A, N1A, N1, and Senningerberg interchange.

  • Traffic from the A1 motorway towards Gasperich will be diverted from the Kirchberg interchange via the Serra roundabout and the Kirchberg interchange back to the A1.

  • Traffic from the A7 motorway towards the A1 motorway to Gasperich will be diverted from the Grunewald junction via the Serra roundabout and the Kirchberg interchange.

  • Traffic from the Kirchberg interchange towards the Grunewald junction will be diverted from the Kirchberg interchange via the A1 towards Gasperich, the Hamm interchange, the N2A, the N1A, the N1 and the Senningerberg interchange.