- A2 motorway (Netherlands)
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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
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 1
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel N522 Amsterdam 36 2 /
AMC / Interchange Holendrecht A9 Utrecht Abcoude 39 3
Abcoude De Ronde Venen 44 4
Vinkeveen N201 Breukelen 50 5
Breukelen Utrecht 57 6
Ring Utrecht-Noord N230 Noord means north 60 7
Industrial park Lage Weide / Het Zand 62 8
Centrum N198 Centrum means (city) center 64 Interchange Oudenrijn A12 Nieuwegein 68 9
Nieuwegein N210 71 10
Nieuwegein-Zuid Zuid means south Vianen 72 11
Vianen 74 Interchange Everdingen A27 79 12
Everdingen N483/N484 Gelderland Culemborg 81 13
Culemborg N320 Geldermalsen 85 14
Beesd 88 15
Geldermalsen N327 91 Interchange Deil A15 Neerijnen 94 16
Waardenburg N830 Gap in km near Waalbrug Zaltbommel 102 17
Zaltbommel N322 Maasdriel 105 18
Hedel / Ammerzoden Southbound exit and northbound entrance 107 19
Kerkdriel N831 North Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch 112 Interchange Empel A59 113 20
Rosmalen 115 Interchange Hintham A59 Veghel 117 21
Veghel N279 Schijndel 119 22
Schijndel N617 Vught 120 Interchange Vught A65 Southbound exit and northbound entrance 121 23
Vught-Centrum N65 Northbound exit and southbound entrance 123 24
Vught Boxtel 127 25
Boxtel-Noord 132 26
Boxtel Best 138 27
Best-West 141 28
Best Eindhoven 143/12 Interchange Ekkersweijer A58 Gap in km due to connection with A58 13/154 Interchange Batadorp A58 156 29
Eindhoven Airport 157 30
Eindhoven-Centrum Veldhoven 159 31
Veldhoven ? 31a
Meerenakkerweg Under construction 162 32
Veldhoven-Zuid Eindhoven 163/19 Interchange De Hogt A67 Gap in km due to connection with A67 20 32a
High Tech Campus Eindhoven 22 33
Waalre N69 23/170 Interchange Leenderheide A67 Gap in km due to connection with A67 Valkenswaard 176 34
Valkenswaard N396 Heeze-Leende 178 35
Leende Northbound exit and southbound entrance Cranendonck 183 36
Maarheeze 185 37
Budel Limburg Weert 189 38
Weert-Noord Nederweert 194 39
Nederweert N275 Gap in km Leudal 206 40
Kelpen-Oler N280 213 41
Grathem N273 Maasgouw 216 42
Wessem Northbound exit and southbound entrance 218 43
Maasbracht Southbound exit and northbound entrance Echt-Susteren 220 44
Sint Joost N276 221 Interchange Het Vonderen A73 Northbound exit and southbound entrance 224 45
Echt 228 46
Roosteren N296 Sittard-Geleen 232 47
Born N297 Stein 239 48
Urmond N294 241 Interchange Kerensheide A76 243 49
Elsloo Meerssen 246 50
Maastricht Aachen Airport 250 51
Meerssen 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 55
Maastricht-Randwyck Southbound exit and northbound entrance Eijsden 265 56
Gronsveld 268 57
Oost-Maarland Southbound exit and northbound entrance 270 58
Eijsden 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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