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A32 near Grou closed over risk of glass falling from aqueduct lights
The A32 near Grou in Friesland is closed because glass panels on lights may fall onto the road.
The lights are in the Midden-Friesland Aqueduct, where the motorway passes beneath the Prinses Margriet Canal.
Inspections found the risk, and Rijkswaterstaat has diverted all traffic as a precaution.
Specialists are deciding whether to remove the glass panels or the entire lights.
The road will stay closed until it is safe, but the reopening time is not known.
The closure may last through the weekend.
Traffic between Heerenveen and Leeuwarden is being sent via Drachten, using the A7 and N31.
The A32 near Grou reopened in both directions just before midnight on Friday after emergency repairs.
The motorway had closed on Thursday evening because glass panels from lights above the road in the Aqueduct Mid-Fryslân could fall.
The closure affected a route linking Leeuwarden, Heerenveen and Meppel.
During the closure, traffic between Heerenveen and Leeuwarden was diverted via Drachten, the A7 and the N31.
- Who
- Rijkswaterstaat closed the road and arranged diversions. The A32 later reopened after emergency repairs.
- What
- The A32 near Grou was closed because glass panels from lights above the road could fall. It reopened in both directions just before midnight on Friday.
- When
- The closure began on Thursday evening. The road reopened just before midnight on Friday.
- Where
- The A32 near Grou, at the Aqueduct Mid-Fryslân in Friesland.
- Why
- Glass panels from the aqueduct’s lights could fall onto the road.
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The A32 near Grou closed because glass panels from lights above the road could fall.
The A32 reopened in both directions after emergency repairs.
- Location
- A32 near Grou, Friesland
- Structure
- Aqueduct Mid-Fryslân
- Hazard
- Glass panels from lights above the road could fall
- Reopening
- Friday, just before midnight
- Diversion
- Via Drachten, the A7 and the N31 for traffic between Heerenveen and Leeuwarden