January 26, 2017
Work will soon start on the €1.3 billion project to widen a stretch of the A6 motorway, one of Germany’s most congested highways.
Both sides of the motorway between the Weinsberg and Wiesloch/Rauenberg junctions will be expanded.
On 25 km of the section being expanded under the project – altogether 47.1 km – the number of lanes will be increased from four to six. The project also encompasses the construction of the 1.3km-long Neckartal Bridge.
Preparatory work for the public-private partnership has