The A28 motorway is a

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in the

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. It is approximately 188 kilometers in length. The A28 traverses the Dutch provinces of

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

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, Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen. The road connects the cities of

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

, and Groningen.

Overview

The A28 motorway's southern terminus is in the city of

, at an intersection with the Waterlinieweg, an important

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through the eastern part of the city. Major motorway junctions can be found at the

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Rijnsweerd near Utrecht ( A27), Hoevelaken near Amersfoort ( A1), Hattemerbroek near Zwolle ( motorway A50 / highway N50), Lankhorst near Meppel ( A32) and Hoogeveen near Hoogeveen ( A37). The northern terminus is at the traffic light controlled intersection of Julianaplein near Groningen ( motorway A7 / highway N7). The A28, however, is not the most direct connection between Utrecht and Groningen. The route via Lelystad and

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). ...

, following the A27, A6 and the A7, is some 10 kilometers shorter. Groningen is not signed at the southern terminus of the motorway to avoid confusion. Groningen first appears on the signs near exit Soesterberg. The A28 motorway generally has 2x2 lanes, except for a short section just east of Utrecht where shoulder running is allowed during

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, and the section between the junctions Hattemerbroek (A50/N50) and Lankhorst (A32). In the city of Zwolle, narrow additional lanes are added in the median that can be opened depending on traffic flow, whereas three permanent lanes are available between exit 21 and junction Lankhorst.

European route

Between the interchange Hoevelaken near Amersfoort and the terminus at Julianaplein in Groningen, the A28 is also a

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: the E232. This section of the A28 is the complete E232 route; the E232 does not consist of any other road or section.

Exit list

External links

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