The A59 between Fijnaart and the Sabina junction in the direction Roosendaal is closed to traffic in the coming days. Rijkswaterstaat removes sick and dead trees along this highway at Fijnaart. It is about dead and sick ash that are dangerous for road traffic if they were to fall or lose branches.
The A59 between the Sabina junction and the Noordhoek junction towards Roosendaal and Dordrecht is closed due to the tree cover from Monday morning 10 March from 5 a.m. to Friday 14 March 5 p.m. According to Rijkswaterstaat, directors must take into account extra travel time that can go up to 30 minutes. The traffic towards Roosendaal/Dordrecht is diverted via the A4, A58 and the A17. Yellow signs provide information about the work and traffic measures on site.
Ash mortality
The ash at Fijnaart are death or are in poor condition due to the ash mortality; An aggressive fungal disease that many trees do not recover. There is a chance that the branches and trees will end up on the highway. This is a direct danger to road safety, which means that we have to remove the sick and dead trees.