Münzenberg (dpa/lhe) - Frost damage on Autobahn 5 at the busy Gambacher Kreuz makes repair work necessary shortly before Christmas and causes a blockage in the direction of Kassel. The Kassel lane had to be closed on Friday (December 23) from 8 a.m., the West branch of the federal Autobahn GmbH announced on Thursday in Wiesbaden. It is expected that at least the left lane will be released again in the afternoon, but it is not yet possible to say exactly when the A5 northbound will be completely passable again.

There will be a diversion from the Gambacher Kreuz via the A45, the A485 and the A480 via Gießen to the Reiskirchener Dreieck. According to the highway company, the frost damage occurred during the night from Wednesday to Thursday.