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Elbtunnel (A7 Hamburg) lane closures due to Autobahn GmbH strike on February 20 and 23

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Minor road operations

ver.di’s strike will close one lane in each direction in the Elbtunnel and the Stellingen/Schnelsen cover tunnels on Friday, February 20, and again on Monday, February 23; separate planned construction will also affect A7 over the same weekend.

This alert was originally created on 19 February 2026.

Effective Dates

Updates

Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Feb 23, 2026
✎ Update
Workers represented by ver.di and the civil servants’ union (dbb) are striking at Autobahn GmbH’s Elbtunnel operations/control center in Hamburg. During the strike windows, one lane per direction is closed, reducing capacity to two lanes each way. The action extends into February 24 (until around 06:00) following the end of a separate full closure for works at 05:00 on February 23; overnight heavy transports via the A1 Norderelbbrücke could not be routed during the strike.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 24 Feb 2026
− Removed: 20 Feb 2026
Feb 20, 2026
✎ Update
ver.di has called warning strikes at Autobahn GmbH affecting the Elbtunnel operations/control center and adjacent tunnel chain. During the strike windows, one lane per direction is closed (traffic reduced to two lanes each way). This coincides with a separate planned full closure of the A7/Elbtunnel from Feb 20, 22:00 to Feb 23, 05:00 for works, but the strike-driven lane closures apply before and after those times.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 21 Feb 2026, 24 Feb 2026

Organizer

Affected Locations

  • Hamburg (A7 Elbtunnel, Stellingen, Schnelsen)

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