A15 motorway (Netherlands)

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A15 motorway
Rijksweg 15
Location of the A15 and A18 motorways
Location
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent countryNetherlands
ProvincesSouth Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland
Highway system

The Dutch A15 motorway (Rijksweg 15) is a set of two motorways in the Netherlands, the A15 and the A18.

Connection between A15 and A18[edit]

In governmental plans, the A15 and A18 together were meant to be one long motorway from the Europoort harbor near Rotterdam towards the town of Varsseveld in the east of the country. However, the section between the interchange Ressen at Lingewaard near Nijmegen and Zevenaar was not completed. To avoid confusion for drivers, the eastern part of the road has been given a different number: A18. In 2018, the Dutch government announced plans to extend the A15 by 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the A325 south of Arnhem to the A12 northwest of Zevenaar as a toll motorway, which will provide a connection onward to the A18; the A12 will also be widened from Westervoort to the Oud-Dijk interchange with the A18, and a new Zevenaar-East exit will be built to replace the existing Zevenaar exit.[1][2] Construction of the extension began in 2019 and is planned for completion between 2021 and 2023. It is unclear whether the A18 route will be renumbered as the A15 once the connection to the A12 is made.

Section A15 (and N15)[edit]

The westernmost part of the road, between the Maasvlakte and exit 8 is officially not an Autosnelweg (motorway), and is therefore known as the N15. However, it has most characteristics of a motorway, such as a central barrier and a hard shoulder until it crosses the Coloradoweg on the Maasvlakte. As of exit 8, the road becomes an official motorway, called A15. Together with the Betuweroute, which runs parallel on several stretches, the A15 is a main transport corridor from the Port of Rotterdam to the east.

Reconstruction works[edit]

In 2010, the A15 motorway near Rotterdam has been widened between the exit Brielle and the interchange Vaanplein. To the western part, between Brielle and Spijkenisse, one lane in each direction will be added, making it a 2x3 road. As for the eastern part of the section, between Spijkenisse and the Vaanplein, the current 2x3 road has been upgraded to a 2x5 road. The complex project in this highly industrialized part of Rotterdam caused an extensive loss of €103 million to one of the main contractors of the project, Ballast Nedam, in the year 2014.[3]

Section A18 (and N18)[edit]

The A18 motorway is a short motorway, with only 5 exits and 20 kilometers. The western terminus, interchange Oud-Dijk, can only be used by traffic to and from the western part of the A12. Traffic to/from the A12 east of this interchange (most likely from the German BAB 3 road) will have to use local roads to get from the A18 to the A12 or vice versa.

After its eastern terminus near Varsseveld, road number 18 continues as a regional non-motorway road, therefore being called N18. This road passes the towns Harreveld, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, and Eibergen on its way to the city Enschede.

Exit list[edit]

ProvinceMunicipalitykmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
South HollandRotterdamN15 crosses multiple intersections as local road from Maasvlakte
Westvoorne26168Oostvoorne N 218 southEast end of N15 designation
Rotterdam27179Havens 6200-7000D'arcyweg / Markweg
301910EngelandRijnweg / ElbewegExit for Rotterdam Europoort
332111Havens 5500-5700Merwedeweg / Europaweg
Brielle362212Brielle N 57 southwest / Saarweg
Rotterdam372313RozenburgDroespolderweg / Merseyweg
392414Rozenburg-CentrumTrentweg
432715Havens 4100-5200Welplaatweg / Clydeweg
Nissewaard452816Spijkenisse N 218 south / Botlekweg / Oude Maasweg
Rotterdam493017HoogvlietGaderingviaduct / Hoefsmidstraat / Vondelingenweg / Aveling
5031Interchange Benelux A 4
533318Pernis / Heijplaat S 101
543419Charlois N 492 southwest / S 102
603719aInterchange Vaanplein A 29 south / S 103 northwest
623920IJsselmonde S 104 northwest
Ridderkerk6339Interchange Ridderkerk-Noord E19 / A 16 / A 38West end of E 19 and A16 overlap
6943Interchange Ridderkerk-Zuid E19 / E31 / A 16East end of E 19 and A16 overlap; west end of E 31 overlap
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht724521Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht N 915 east
Alblasserdam764722Alblasserdam N 915 west / Edisonweg
Papendrecht784823Papendrecht N 3 south / N 214 northeast
Sliedrecht815024Sliedrecht-WestParallelweg / Ouverture
865325Sliedrecht-OostSportlaan / Peulenlaan / Buitendams
Hardinxveld-Giessendam885526Hardinxveld-GiessendamNieuweweg
Gorinchem955927Gorinchem N 216 southwest / Banneweg
9660Interchange Gorinchem A 27
Molenlanden1006228ArkelSpijksesteeg
Utrecht (province)Vijfheerenlanden1066629Leerdam N 848
GelderlandWest Betuwe11571Interchange Deil E25 / A 2
1187330aMeteren N 830 southwest / RijksstraatwegEastbound exit and entrance only
1217530Geldermalsen N 327 north / Blankertsestraat
Tiel1247731WadenoijenLingedijk
1277932Tiel-West N 834
1318133Tiel N 835 north / Westroijensestraat
Neder-Betuwe1358434Echteld N 323 south
1418835Ochten N 233 north / Cuneraweg
1479136DodewaardDodewaadsestraat
Overbetuwe1519437Zetten N 836 / Wanraaij
15496Interchange Valburg E31 / A 50East end of E 31 overlap
1609938ElstRijksweg Zuid / Griftdijk
Lingewaard162101Interchange Ressen A 325 / N 325
Gap in route
Montferland189117Interchange Oud-Dijk E35 / A 12West end of A18 designation; only accessible from A12 from the west
1911191Didam N 335 southeast / Bievankweg
Doetinchem1961222Wehl N 815
2001203Doetinchem N 316 / N 317 northWest end of N317 overlap
2021264Doetinchem-Oost N 317 south / TerborgsewegEast end of N317 overlap
Oude IJsselstreek2111315Varsseveld N 18 east / Twente-RouteEast end of A18 designation
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New section of A15 motorway near Arnhem-Nijmegen will connect Rotterdam with Germany - News item - Government.nl". www.government.nl. Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. ^ "Doortrekken knooppunt Ressen-Oudbroeken". www.rijkswaterstaat.nl (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. ^ de Voogt, Sam (1 May 2015). "Dramatic loss of 103 million euro". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2015.