The A32 motorway is a
motorway
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in the
Netherlands
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connecting
Meppel
Meppel (; Drents: ''Möppelt'') is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It constitutes the southwestern part of the province of Drenthe. Meppel is the smallest municipality in Drenthe, with a total area of about 57 km² (22 sq ...
, via
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
to
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...
. No part of the motorway is subject to a
European route
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.
Route description
Two
aqueducts are located on the motorway's route: the
Leppa-Akwadukt near
Akkrum
Akkrum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Heerenveen, about 17 km south of the city of Leeuwarden.
Akkrum had about 3,395 inhabitants in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as ...
and the
Akwadukt mid-Fryslân near
Grou
Grou ( nl, Grouw) is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden.
The town is located on the lake and the .
Heineken operated a distr ...
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Traffic jams
Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s. When traffic de ...
occur in
rush hour
A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: on ...
near
Interchange Lankhorst, especially in the morning rush hour.
History
A reconstruction of interchange Lankhorst is completed in 2009. The traffic jams to the interchange were solved by extra lanes southbound on the
A28.
Exit list
See also
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List of motorways in the Netherlands
These are the Netherlands' motorways by their national number, listed with the most important towns at or near the roads. The numbers start with 'A' for 'autosnelweg' (motorway in Dutch). Some of these also carry one or more European E-road numb ...
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List of E-roads in the Netherlands
This is a list of the European Routes, or ''E-road'' highways, that run through the Netherlands. The current network is signposted according to the 1985 system revision, and contains seven Class A roads and six Class B roads within the country. A ...
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References
External links
{{Motorways in the Netherlands
Motorways in the Netherlands
Motorways in Drenthe
Motorways in Friesland
Motorways in Overijssel
Transport in Leeuwarden
Heerenveen
Meppel
Staphorst
Steenwijkerland
Weststellingwerf