“And so,” explains RWS spokesperson Arend Nagel, “in one month we make the entire A12 between Gouda and De Meern as good as new again and it can last for a number of years.” Then everyone can continue driving, but until then the advice is: stay at home. “Not that we are now going to think: ‘Oh, then I will still go by car tomorrow.’ No, we certainly shouldn’t think that. Even an hour of traffic jams is quite a long wait if you’re stuck in it.