Province of Utrecht – In this blog we will keep you informed of the 112 news in the province of Utrecht. It is an overview of accidents, fires, crimes, traffic jams and malfunctions in the region of Tuesday 18 February.
3.16 pm: lost slaughter waste causes delay
UPDATE: The road is now free again. It is still busy around 4 p.m.
A lost load of slaughter waste caused a very smooth A27 between Bilthoven and Hilversum this afternoon. Due to the clean -up work, two lanes are closed in the direction of Almere. According to Rijkswaterstaat, traffic from Utrecht has half an hour delay.
3 pm: Lighting Leidsche Rijntunnel replaced, now the road surface
Work in the Leidsche Rijn tunnel in the A2 are ready. The lighting in the 1650 meter long tunnel has been completely replaced. 14 weekends worked on this. From the end of March, Rijkswaterstaat will also replace the road surface before and after the tunnel. There comes quiet asphalt.
1.30 pm: Amsterdam-Rhine Canal Close for hours in the coming days
The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal is closed between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, at the height of Diemen. There are then work on the high -voltage cables. Yesterday they were damaged in a collision of a crane ship that carried out work for Rijkswaterstaat.
11.30 am: Agents find loot after burglary
Agents have been able to arrest a burglar after a captured laptop and telephone were exhausted. The things were stolen during an excavation last Sunday, writes the local police officer of the OOG in Al. Jewelry and watches were also stolen.
10.37 am: Casino in Amersfoort robbed
A branch of Jack’s Casino in Amersfoort was robbed last night just before closing time. The suspect ran away with an unknown booty.
9 am: car upside down in Woerden
A motorist was overthrowed this morning in Woerden with his car. That happened round 7.15 am on the Oudelandseweg. It seems that the car also hit the lamppost. The driver was checked by ambulance personnel but did not have to go to the hospital.
7 am: Track problems
On different routes run less or no trains on Tuesday morning, NS reports. There are fewer trains running between Utrecht and Arnhem due to a changeover failure. There are also problems between Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena and Schiphol, between Schiphol and Leiden Central and between Leiden Central and The Hague Central.
According to a spokesperson for rail manager ProRail, the winter again has an impact on the infrastructure. “Then the train service is difficult,” he says. Because of the cold, problems can arise in the exchange equipment or freeze points.
6 am: missing woman Amersfoort rightly
The woman who misses in the neighborhood of Amersfoort Central Station yesterday is justified again. Via Burgernet a call was made yesterday to look out at her.
3:00 am: Brand Veenendaal under control
A fire broke out last night in a house on the Parallelweg in Veenendaal. The fire was discovered around 2 a.m., the fire brigade started the ladder wagon to extinguish the fire from above. The residents could be taken out of the house on time and were taken care of. The fire was under control at 3 am, the cause is not yet clear.
11 p.m.: Brand Soest flares up again
The fire brigade was busy last night with the re -extinguishing of restaurant De Bauers in Soest. There were fire symptoms in the roof. A tap has also been used to perform demolition work to extinguish the smoldering places. A devastating fire put the building in the ashes last night.
9.30 pm: Car in Water in Montfoort
A motorist was launched last night on the Blindeweg in Montfoort. The driver was not injured in this, but according to a press photographer present had to come to the police station after a breath test.
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