- A2 motorway (Netherlands)
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Location of the A2 motorway in the Netherlands.
The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Amstel, with the Belgian border, near Maastricht (NL) and Liège (B), and the Belgian road A25.
The route of the A2 motorway is shared with two major European routes. Between its start, at the interchange Amstel near Amsterdam, and the interchange Oudenrijn near Utrecht, the E35 follows the A2 motorway. From the interchange Oudenrijn towards the Belgian border just south of Maastricht, the European route E25 follows the route of the A2.
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Road N2
The N2 through Maastricht.Currently, the motorway A2 is interrupted at one location, near Maastricht. This section is being referred to as N2, to make a distinction between the motorway (A2) and the non-motorway (N2). In the future, another location with the number N2 will be added near Eindhoven.
The N2 through Maastricht
Between the interchanges Kruisdonk and Europaplein through Maastricht, the motorway A2 is interrupted. This road section was built as a highway with several at-grade intersections with traffic lights. However, there are plans to build a tunnel underneath the city, to avoid the situation with the at-grade intersections.[1]
The N2 around Eindhoven
The beltway around the city of Eindhoven, the so-called Randweg between the interchanges Ekkersweijer and Leenderheide, uses a system of local-express lanes. The inner two lanes do not have any exits, so it is exclusively for express traffic passing the city of Eindhoven; it is considered a motorway (A2) with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). The outer two lanes are used by vehicles to and from Eindhoven. It does not meet the Dutch standards of a motorway (steeper grades near intersections and smaller bend radiuses), and has a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). These outer lanes have road number N2, to distinguish the local lanes from the express lanes.[2]
Other reconstruction projects
The A2 motorway currently is subject to multiple reconstruction projects. Next to the project around Eindhoven, as described above, the A2 is being rebuilt at the following locations:
Amsterdam - Utrecht
Between interchanges Holendrecht and Oudenrijn, the road is being widened from six to ten lanes. Near the city of Utrecht, a system of local-express lanes will be applied, with the inner three lanes serving express traffic, and the outer two lanes serving local traffic. Unlike the situation near Eindhoven, the motorway status will be maintained for local lanes, which means that all ten lanes will keep the name A2.[3][4]
Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch
Between interchanges Oudenrijn and Everdingen, the A2 has already been expanded to 2x3 lanes, with space reserved for 2x4. Between interchanges Everdingen and Deil, the road is currently being widened from four (2x2) to eight lanes (2x4); the section between interchanges Deil and Empel was expanded from four to six lanes.[5]
's-Hertogenbosch beltway
The A2 around the city of 's-Hertogenbosch was rebuilt similarly to the future situation near Utrecht. However, there are only just four express lanes, instead of the six near Utrecht, so the road has 4x2 lanes.[6]
Exit list
Province Municipality Km. # Name Roads Notes North Holland Amsterdam 31 
Interchange Amstel A10 Ouder-Amstel 33 
1Ouderkerk aan de Amstel N522 Amsterdam 36 2 / AMC / Interchange Holendrecht A9 Utrecht Abcoude 39 3Abcoude De Ronde Venen 44 4Vinkeveen N201 Breukelen 50 5Breukelen Utrecht 57 6Ring Utrecht-Noord N230 Noord means north 60 7Industrial park Lage Weide / Het Zand 62 8Centrum N198 Centrum means (city) center 64 Interchange Oudenrijn A12 Nieuwegein 68 9Nieuwegein N210 71 10Nieuwegein-Zuid Zuid means south Vianen 72 11Vianen 74 Interchange Everdingen A27 79 12Everdingen N483/N484 Gelderland Culemborg 81 13Culemborg N320 Geldermalsen 85 14Beesd 88 15Geldermalsen N327 91 Interchange Deil A15 Neerijnen 94 16Waardenburg N830 Gap in km near Waalbrug Zaltbommel 102 17Zaltbommel N322 Maasdriel 105 18Hedel / Ammerzoden Southbound exit and northbound entrance 107 19Kerkdriel N831 North Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch 112 Interchange Empel A59 113 20Rosmalen 115 Interchange Hintham A59 Veghel 117 21Veghel N279 Schijndel 119 22Schijndel N617 Vught 120 Interchange Vught A65 Southbound exit and northbound entrance 121 23Vught-Centrum N65 Northbound exit and southbound entrance 123 24Vught Boxtel 127 25Boxtel-Noord 132 26Boxtel Best 138 27Best-West 141 28Best Eindhoven 143/12 Interchange Ekkersweijer A58 Gap in km due to connection with A58 13/154 Interchange Batadorp A58 156 29Eindhoven Airport 157 30Eindhoven-Centrum Veldhoven 159 31Veldhoven ? 31aMeerenakkerweg Under construction 162 32Veldhoven-Zuid Eindhoven 163/19 Interchange De Hogt A67 Gap in km due to connection with A67 20 32aHigh Tech Campus Eindhoven 22 33Waalre N69 23/170 Interchange Leenderheide A67 Gap in km due to connection with A67 Valkenswaard 176 34Valkenswaard N396 Heeze-Leende 178 35Leende Northbound exit and southbound entrance Cranendonck 183 36Maarheeze 185 37Budel Limburg Weert 189 38Weert-Noord Nederweert 194 39Nederweert N275 Gap in km Leudal 206 40Kelpen-Oler N280 213 41Grathem N273 Maasgouw 216 42Wessem Northbound exit and southbound entrance 218 43Maasbracht Southbound exit and northbound entrance Echt-Susteren 220 44Sint Joost N276 221 Interchange Het Vonderen A73 Northbound exit and southbound entrance 224 45Echt 228 46Roosteren N296 Sittard-Geleen 232 47Born N297 Stein 239 48Urmond N294 241 Interchange Kerensheide A76 243 49Elsloo Meerssen 246 50Maastricht Aachen Airport 250 51Meerssen Southbound exit and northbound entrance Maastricht 254 Interchange Kruisdonk A79 Northbound exit and southbound entrance Gap in motorway A2; the road crosses Maastricht as highway N2, with several junctions. 262 
Interchange Europaplein N278 263 55Maastricht-Randwyck Southbound exit and northbound entrance Eijsden 265 56Gronsveld 268 57Oost-Maarland Southbound exit and northbound entrance 270 58Eijsden Northbound exit and southbound entrance 
Border with Belgium; this road continues as the Belgian E25.References
- ^ A2 Maastricht, Municipality of Maastricht (in Dutch)
- ^ A2: vernieuwing randweg Eindhoven, Rijkswaterstaat (in Dutch)
- ^ A2: verbreding knooppunt Holendrecht – aansluiting Maarssen, Rijkswaterstaat (in Dutch)
- ^ A2: verbreding Maarssen tot knooppunt Oudenrijn, Rijkswaterstaat (in Dutch)
- ^ A2: verbreding Everdingen - Deil, Rijkswaterstaat (in Dutch)
- ^ A2: Rondweg 's-Hertogenbosch, Rijkswaterstaat (in Dutch)
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