A58 motorway (Netherlands)

The A58 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 145 kilometres (90 miles) in length. The A58 is located in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Zeeland.

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A58 motorway
Rijksweg 58
Motorways in the Netherlands with A58 bold
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A58 near Breda
Route information
Part of E312
Maintained by Rijkswaterstaat[1]
Length145 km (90 mi)
Major junctions
East end E312 / E25 / A 2 in Eindhoven
Major intersections
West end E312 / N 58 / N 288 in Vlissingen
Location
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent countryNetherlands
ProvincesNorth Brabant, Zeeland
Highway system
N 57 A 59

The A58 connects North Brabant's three major cities Eindhoven, Tilburg and Breda with the cities Goes, Middelburg and Vlissingen in Zeeland.

History

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With the reconstruction works of the Randweg Eindhoven, the beltway of the city, nearing completion, the A58 motorway has been shortened by a few kilometers. The road now only starts at the Batadorp interchange. The section between its former eastern terminus (interchange Ekkersrijt/John F. Kennedylaan) and the interchange Ekkersweijer has now become part of the A50, while the section between interchanges Ekkersweijer and Batadorp is now only a part of the A2, and no longer shared with the A58.

Traffic jams

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The motorway 58 is congested everyday, especially between Oirschot - Tilburg and between Roosendaal - Bergen Op Zoom.

In 2011, experiments with "snelheidsdekens" (lower speed limits) of 90 km/h (55 mph) or even just 70 km/h (45 mph) were set to reduce the amount of traffic jams. It had a counterproductive effect: more traffic jams occurred in January–March 2011.[2]

In 2011, the BZW (Brabant-Zealandic Employers association) got involved with the widening of the roads, while companies located near the motorway complain about the national government's "neglecting and pointing too much to the Randstad". The target is to widen the motorway in Brabant everywhere to at least 2x3 lanes,[3] around Tilburg to 4x2 (with local- express-)lanes and relocate the section through Roosendaal.[4]

Route description

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Speed limit

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The speed limit on the eastern half is 120 km/h (75 mph), whereas on the shared section with the A16, and in Zeeland, the speed limit is 130 km/h (80 mph).

Western terminus near Vlissingen

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The A58 motorway section ends just east of the city of Vlissingen. From the intersection where the motorway ends, drivers can go straight ahead towards the N288 road, which brings them to the centre of the city or to a number of towns further to the west on the island.

European routes

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Between interchange Batadorp, the future start of the A58, and the western end of the motorway near Vlissingen, the European route E312 follows the road. The shared section of the A58 and the A16 is also part of the European route E19.

Exit list

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ProvinceMunicipalitykmmiExitDestinationsNotes
North BrabantEindhoven138.1Eastern end of E 312 concurrency
Best148.77
Oirschot20128
Oisterwijk30199
Tilburg3421
Hilvarenbeek352210
Goirle402511
Gilze en Rijen472912
Breda543413
5635Eastern end of A27 concurrency
593714
62–
67
39–
42
Western end of A27 concurrency; southern end of A16 / E 19 concurrency
633915+16
6239
16
Etten-Leur764718
805019
Rucphen835220
855321
885522
Roosendaal905623
925724
9458
986125
1016326
Bergen op Zoom1036427
104–
234
65–
145
Northern end of A4 concurrency
23514628
23614729
Woensdrecht24115030
243–
119
151–
74
Southern end of A4 concurrency
ZeelandReimerswaal1257831
1348332
1388633
Kapelle1428834
Borsele1459035
Goes15093
Borsele1559636
Middelburg, Zeeland16410237
16610338
16810439
Vlissingen17011040
171106Western end of E 312 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Wegbeheerders". Rijkswaterstaat. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Snelheidsdeken zorgt voor langere files, lagere snelheid". 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Omroep Brabant".
  4. ^ "Verbreding A58 is nodig, maar kan het ook?". 3 Apr 2011. Archived from the original on Apr 5, 2012.
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