Traffic is expected to be able to flow through the A4 Königshainer Berge tunnel in the direction of Görlitz and Poland again from the end of next week and with the start of the Christmas vacations. Autobahn GmbH expects that the Federal Highway Authority will have assessed the test results from the weekend by then and issued the operating permit, as spokesman Tino Möhring said.
For a functional test of the technology and a final fire test, Autobahn GmbH closed the tunnel completely from Friday evening until 10 p.m. on Sunday at the latest. Afterwards, both directions of travel will pass through the north tunnel as before.
"We naturally assume that the tests will all be successful and that everything will work," said Tino Möhring, spokesperson for Autobahn GmbH. The opening before Christmas is the most important thing due to the expected increase in traffic before the holidays.
