Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Holes in the A16 highway from Rotterdam to Breda caused by concrete blocks falling off a truck, 24 August 2023
Holes in the A16 highway from Rotterdam to Breda caused by concrete blocks falling off a truck, 24 August 2023 - Credit: Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie, @RWSverkeersinfo / X - License: All Rights Reserved
Business
A16
Breda
Rotterdam
Rijkswaterstaat
concrete block
ANWB
rush hour
traffic
Friday, 25 August 2023 - 07:53

Share this article:

A16 highway reopens; Road repaired after truck lost 25 concrete blocks

The A16 highway at the Zonzeel junction, north of Breda, reopened in time not to affect the morning rush hour on Friday. Public works department Rijkswaterstaat had to repair the road surface after a truck had lost 25 concrete blocks on the highway. The work went smoothly and was completed faster than expected, a spokesperson for the travelers’ association ANWB told the Telegraaf.

The concrete blocks fell off the truck and scattered across the highway late on Thursday afternoon. The blocks weighed 1,000 kilograms each and caused big holes in the road surface on the route from Rotterdam to Breda.

The Rijkswaterstaat expected that repairs would still be ongoing by the time morning rush hour arrived. But everything went better than expected, and the road was reopened at around 00:20 a.m., the ANWB spokesperson said.

More like this

Image
Several lanes closed on the A16 south near the Ridderkerk interchange after a fatal accident involving four vehicles, including a truck and a motorcycle. 3 December 2024
Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16
Image
A gritting truck overturned on the A59 while spreading salt against icy roads, 12 January 2026
Icy roads: Multiple accidents on highways; Gritting truck overturns on A59
Image
An incident involving a truck at the Benelux interchange caused traffic problems on the A15 and the A4 during morning rush hour. 28 Oct. 2025
Three hurt in 10-car crash in Groningen; Busiest rush hour yet with 1,100 km of traffic
Image
A Rijkswaterstaat recovery vehicle on standby as a storm approaches
Storm Benjamin: 750 Schiphol flights canceled, delayed; Train schedule adjusted
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Stretch your holiday pay: Bunq makes vakantiegeld last with 2.51% savings interest promo
  • British man, 21, missing since Rotterdam TwitchCon visit found dead
  • Esther Ouwehand steps down as Partij voor de Dieren leader after seven years
  • British man stabbed to death in Heerhugowaard was wanted for Amsterdam double murder
  • Dutch poet laureate Lieke Marsman dead at age 35 after lengthy fight against cancer

Top stories

  • Dutch companies imported €2 billion worth of dangerous designer drugs from India
  • Rate of birth complications higher in poorer neighborhoods
  • At least 8 Dutch men suspected of drugging, raping, filming their wives, girlfriends
  • Court rules Ye can remain in Netherlands for Arnhem performances this week
  • New A'dam coalition planning parking +tourist tax hike, free public transport for kids

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content