A1 (motorway, Netherlands)

Even before World War II , work began on the construction of the canvas for the future highway between the villages of Barn and Hoagland (now Amersfoort ). With the beginning of the German occupation, these works were discontinued. In 1948, work was again resumed and construction was completed by 1951. In the early 50s, the first sections open for movement were the sections between Muiderslot and Narden and the aforementioned section between Barn and Huvelaken. In 1958, the section between Muiderslot and Narden was reconstructed to the level of the motorway. A year later, planning began for a new section through the Veluwe forest, from the village of Tershur to the bridge over the IJssel River near Deventer . Between 1964 and 1967, a section was opened between Bussum and Barn; the only missing link was the section between Bussum and Narden. This site was opened for traffic in 1973 in a 2x3 lane configuration.

A year earlier, in 1972, a plot was opened through the city of Dimen. In the same year, the Dimen section in Muiderslot was attached to it with 3 lanes in each direction. Between 1967 and 1972, the motorway was completely completed between the cities of Dimen and Markelo. In these five years, much of A1 has been made.

Between 1974 and 1978, the highway was extended east to the Azelo interchange. Highway section opened in 1979   between Azelo and Delden, which is also part of A1. In the late 70s, the route of the route extended to the border with Germany, but the route was not open by that time. In 1985, a section was opened from De Lutte to Schuttorf in Germany, where it was then connected to the autobahn   . In 1988, the highway was opened between Delden and Hengelo and on November 12, 1992 between Oldenzaal and De Lutte. Route A1 has been completed. Two years earlier, in 1989, it opened a stretch near Amsterdam, between the Watergrassmer interchange and the Dimen interchange with 6 lanes.

North Holland

A1 starts at the intersection with the highway   in Amsterdam . This denouement is located on the eastern outskirts of the city. From here, the track in the 2x3 configuration (2x4 at peak hours) of the strip goes east to Dimen . From here after crossing with   the central reversal strip begins. After the 9-lane Möderbrugg bridge across the Amsterdam-Rhine-Canal, a second reversal lane begins (3 + 2 + 3 lane configuration). The highway then runs along the village of Möiden , where a drawbridge is located across the Vecht River. After this, the Möderberg junction follows, here the motorway leaves from the highway   passing through cities such as Almere , Lelystad and Emmelord . After the junction, the reverse lanes end and the highway narrows to 2x3 lanes.

Then the highway goes around the city of Narden , and then goes to Bussum . Here the highway again narrows to 2x2 lanes plus "peak" lanes. This is due to the dense development of expensive residential areas as well as noise barriers. After that, the track rises to a small hill, and then again lowers. Finally, near the village of Laren, the highway crosses the border with the province of Utrecht.

Utrecht

Right after the provincial border is the Jamnes junction, where the highway crosses the highway   going from Almere to Utrecht . From here, the track narrows to 2x2 lanes. Further passing through the polders and crossing the river Em, the route gradually goes to the city of Amersfoort . Bypassing the city from north to east of Amersfoort at the Huvelaken junction, the road crosses the highway where   connecting the cities of Utrecht and Zwolle . From here to the east, the “peak” bands begin again. After a couple of kilometers, the highway crosses the border with the province of Gelderland .

Gelderland

The first kilometers of the Gelderland highway runs through open areas north of Barneveld. Here he leaves from the highway to the south   to Arnhem and Ede . Here the “peak” bands end again. Then the route runs through the Veluwe forest. Here the carriageways diverge from each other a short distance and the highway rises almost 60 meters in height. After Veluwe, the route goes to the town of Apeldoorn . Highway crosses the motorway   at the Bikbergen junction, which runs from Arnhem to Zwolle. After this, traffic rises again, and between Apeldoorn and Deventer the highway again acquires "peak" lanes. Crossing the IJssel River at Deventer, the track enters the Overijssel province.

Overijssel

After crossing the border, the road runs along the south side of Deventer. The next few tens of kilometers passes mainly through the countryside. Then the route goes around the city of Almelo from the south and at the Azelo junction, it connects to the motorway   . The next few kilometers, the track has double numbering from the A35, and also extends to 2x3 lanes. After 4 kilometers, at the Buren junction, the roads again diverge. A35 continues to move towards Enschede and Munster. A1 from the north rounds the city of Hengelo along, and then Oldenzaal , the last major city in front of the German border. After a few kilometers, the highway crosses the border and continues as a German highway   going towards Osnabruck and Hanover .

Reverse Stripes

On October 27, 1993, the first Carpool lane in Europe opened on the section between the Dimen and Möderberg interchanges . This lane was a dedicated left lane, access to which was allowed only for cars with three or more passengers. This project did not succeed, and its full potential was not used. He also turned out to be legally untenable. In September 1994, after a lawsuit, the lane was reconstructed into a public lane with an adjustable direction of travel ( Dutch. Wisselstrook ). In 2010, during the reconstruction of A1, the strip was expanded and extended to the Dimen exit. The section between the Möderberg junction and the Möderbrug bridge has become two-lane. The section between the Myderbrug bridge and the Dimen exit is single-lane.

Peak Bands

On the A1 motorway in 2006, a peak lane system was first introduced between the Bikbergen junction (near Apeldoorn ) and the Deventer- Vostok exit. This system is part of a highway equipped with a dynamic traffic control system, as well as several dozen cameras. With heavy traffic, as shown in the illustration, the third lane opens for cars, thus increasing the throughput of the track. There are 2 types of peak bands — right and left. The right-hand lanes ( Dutch Spitsstrook ) (for right-hand traffic) are a slightly widened hard-paved curb and are used for their intended purpose with closed "peak" lanes. The left lanes ( niderl. Plusstrook ) are usually built from scratch in place of the dividing strip and have a smaller width than the strip for regular movement. Both options are usually built if the extension of the route is necessary, but there is not enough space (example: A1 at Bussum ). However, sometimes “peak” bands can be built as a compromise solution in anticipation of future expansion, when traffic flows are already large enough, but the funds for reconstruction are not enough (example: A1 in Deventer ).

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  A1, at Apeldoorn

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  Bridge over the IJssel River at Deventer

• Motorway on wegenwiki.nl (nid.)
• Highway scheme

• Video
  •    Motorway 1 (part 1) (status for 2012), ( HD quality, 1080p )
  •    Motorway 1 (part 2) (status for 2012), ( HD-quality, 1080p )