In the whole country is still about 122 kilometers of traffic jam, as the ANWB reported around 10:00. At the peak time it drove slowly about 320 kilometers. The biggest problems were in the middle of the country.
The KNMI for the whole country code issued yellow warning for severe weather. It is by winter weather especially slippery in the north and east, but the next few hours can still smoothness arise elsewhere.
Weather Bureau Weather online says that the Netherlands has to do with fierce winter weather. “Especially in the east of the country in the back corner and around the line Nijmegen, Arnhem may be a snow blanket. In the rest of the country is varied talk of rain and hail, but all is not so bad.”
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Transport in the middle of the country suffered the most affected by the bad weather. Especially on the A2 and A27 was the big nuisance. At the busiest time stood respectively 34 and 25 kilometers file.
The waiting time was in both cases up to one and a half to two hours. It may take some time for all good again by driving, according to the Traffic Department VID.
Furthermore there is much traffic stop in the Dordrecht region (A16) and Arnhem (A50).
Motorists had taken into account the forthcoming winter: the morning came early going. Rijkswaterstaat last night across the country preventively sprinkled
Video: Files decrease
Custom scheduling
The railway runs Thursday amended timetable associated with the weather. The railways put all day twenty percent fewer trains.
“For travelers, especially in the Randstad is a train every half hour instead of every quarter. In the provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Zeeland nothing changes to the regular timetable, “said NS.
The NS late Thursday morning that there have been few problems on the track. “Thanks to the amended timetable everything runs pretty smoothly until now,” said a spokesman. “We anticipated the prediction of fickle winter weather we have everything one day in advance plans, so can not tell thee. We start with a normal timetable and apply them in the course of the day.”
According to the railway company, there is a winter schedule more space to resolve any wintry failures and therefore creates less congestion on the track. Compared to a “normal day” Thursday, approximately 80 percent of the trains.
Gusts
The movement must also take into account the strong winds that can attract to powerful. This may on the northwest coast also avoid heavy winds.
By the end of Thursday morning, the smoothness in most places disappear, expects the KNMI.
The weather institute also predicts next evening night smoothness by snowfall or freezing of wet sections. Also Friday, the KNMI for all provinces code promulgated yellow
Video: Delay by wintry weather
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