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Karremans: Major Police Operation on Merwedebrug Next Week

Next week, there will be a large-scale police operation on the Merwedebrug. Minister Vincent Karremans (Infrastructure and Water Management, VVD) said this on Thursday evening in the television program Goedenavond Nederland. Since July 18, heavy vehicles have been prohibited from driving over the weakened bridge, but not all trucks are complying with the ban.

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Next week, there will be a large-scale police operation on the Merwedebrug. Minister Vincent Karremans (Infrastructure and Water Management, VVD) said this on Thursday evening in the television program Goedenavond Nederland. Since July 18, heavy vehicles have been prohibited from driving over the weakened bridge, but not all trucks are complying with the ban.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Truck drivers who drive across the Merwede Bridge between Gorinchem and Sleeuwijk next week despite the ban will be pulled over. Rijkswaterstaat and the police are conducting a special enforcement operation from Monday, August 17 to Friday, August 21. Offenders will be directed to a location where they will receive an official report.

Almost two thousand trucks and buses continue to cross the Merwedebrug bridge every day on the A27 motorway in the Netherlands, although access to heavy vehicles has been banned due to the deterioration of the metal structure. While drivers ignore road signs, an independent site created by a citizen uses artificial intelligence to count in real time each [...]

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A large-scale police operation will take place on the Merwedebrug next week. Minister Vincent Karremans (Infrastructure and Water Management, VVD) stated this on Thursday evening in the television program Goedenavond Nederland. Since July 18, heavy vehicles have been prohibited from driving over the weakened bridge, but far from all truck drivers are adhering to the ban. According to Karremans, 'by far the majority of truck drivers' comply with …

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Reformatorisch Dagblad broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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