A2 motorway (Netherlands)

Location of the A2 motorway in the Netherlands.

The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Amstel, with the Belgian border, near Maastricht (NL) and Liège (B), and the Belgian road A25.

The route of the A2 motorway is shared with two major European routes. Between its start, at the interchange Amstel near Amsterdam, and the interchange Oudenrijn near Utrecht, the E35 follows the A2 motorway. From the interchange Oudenrijn towards the Belgian border just south of Maastricht, the European route E25 follows the route of the A2.

Road N2

The N2 through Maastricht.

Currently, the motorway A2 is interrupted at one location, near Maastricht. This section is being referred to as N2, to make a distinction between the motorway (A2) and the non-motorway (N2). In the future, another location with the number N2 will be added near Eindhoven.

The N2 through Maastricht

Between the interchanges Kruisdonk and Europaplein through Maastricht, the motorway A2 is interrupted. This road section was built as a highway with several at-grade intersections with traffic lights. However, there are plans to build a tunnel underneath the city, to avoid the situation with the at-grade intersections.

The N2 around Eindhoven

The beltway around the city of Eindhoven, the so-called Randweg between the interchanges Ekkersweijer and Leenderheide, uses a system of local-express lanes. The inner two lanes do not have any exits, so it is exclusively for express traffic passing the city of Eindhoven; it is considered a motorway (A2) with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). The outer two lanes are used by vehicles to and from Eindhoven. It does not meet the Dutch standards of a motorway (steeper grades near intersections and smaller bend radiuses), and has a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). These outer lanes have road number N2, to distinguish the local lanes from the express lanes.

Other reconstruction projects

The A2 motorway currently is subject to multiple reconstruction projects. Next to the project around Eindhoven, as described above, the A2 is being rebuilt at the following locations:

Amsterdam - Utrecht

Between interchanges Holendrecht and Oudenrijn, the road is being widened from six to ten lanes. Near the city of Utrecht, a system of local-express lanes will be applied, with the inner three lanes serving express traffic, and the outer two lanes serving local traffic. Unlike the situation near Eindhoven, the motorway status will be maintained for local lanes, which means that all ten lanes will keep the name A2.

Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch

Between interchanges Oudenrijn and Everdingen, the A2 has already been expanded to 2x3 lanes, with space reserved for 2x4. Between interchanges Everdingen and Deil, the road is currently being widened from four (2x2) to eight lanes (2x4); the section between interchanges Deil and Empel was expanded from four to six lanes.

's-Hertogenbosch beltway

The A2 around the city of 's-Hertogenbosch was rebuilt similarly to the future situation near Utrecht. However, there are only just four express lanes, instead of the six near Utrecht, so the road has 4x2 lanes.

Exit list

Province	Municipality	Km.	#	Name	Roads	Notes
North Holland	Amsterdam	31		Interchange Amstel	A10
	Ouder-Amstel	33	1	Ouderkerk aan de Amstel	N522
	Amsterdam	36	2 /	AMC / Interchange Holendrecht	A9
Utrecht	Abcoude	39	3	Abcoude
	De Ronde Venen	44	4	Vinkeveen	N201
	Breukelen	50	5	Breukelen
	Utrecht	57	6	Ring Utrecht-Noord	N230	Noord means north
		60	7	Industrial park Lage Weide / Het Zand
		62	8	Centrum	N198	Centrum means (city) center
		64		Interchange Oudenrijn	A12
	Nieuwegein	68	9	Nieuwegein	N210
		71	10	Nieuwegein-Zuid		Zuid means south
	Vianen	72	11	Vianen
		74		Interchange Everdingen	A27
		79	12	Everdingen	N483/N484
Gelderland	Culemborg	81	13	Culemborg	N320
	Geldermalsen	85	14	Beesd
		88	15	Geldermalsen	N327
		91		Interchange Deil	A15
	Neerijnen	94	16	Waardenburg	N830	Gap in km near Waalbrug
	Zaltbommel	102	17	Zaltbommel	N322
	Maasdriel	105	18	Hedel / Ammerzoden		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		107	19	Kerkdriel	N831
North Brabant	's-Hertogenbosch	112		Interchange Empel	A59
		113	20	Rosmalen
		115		Interchange Hintham	A59
	Veghel	117	21	Veghel	N279
	Schijndel	119	22	Schijndel	N617
	Vught	120		Interchange Vught	A65	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		121	23	Vught-Centrum	N65	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		123	24	Vught
	Boxtel	127	25	Boxtel-Noord
		132	26	Boxtel
	Best	138	27	Best-West
		141	28	Best
	Eindhoven	143/12		Interchange Ekkersweijer	A58	Gap in km due to connection with A58
		13/154		Interchange Batadorp	A58
		156	29	Eindhoven Airport
		157	30	Eindhoven-Centrum
	Veldhoven	159	31	Veldhoven
		?	31a	Meerenakkerweg		Under construction
		162	32	Veldhoven-Zuid
	Eindhoven	163/19		Interchange De Hogt	A67	Gap in km due to connection with A67
		20	32a	High Tech Campus Eindhoven
		22	33	Waalre	N69
		23/170		Interchange Leenderheide	A67	Gap in km due to connection with A67
	Valkenswaard	176	34	Valkenswaard	N396
	Heeze-Leende	178	35	Leende		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Cranendonck	183	36	Maarheeze
		185	37	Budel
Limburg	Weert	189	38	Weert-Noord
	Nederweert	194	39	Nederweert	N275	Gap in km
	Leudal	206	40	Kelpen-Oler	N280
		213	41	Grathem	N273
	Maasgouw	216	42	Wessem		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		218	43	Maasbracht		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Echt-Susteren	220	44	Sint Joost	N276
		221		Interchange Het Vonderen	A73	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		224	45	Echt
		228	46	Roosteren	N296
	Sittard-Geleen	232	47	Born	N297
	Stein	239	48	Urmond	N294
		241		Interchange Kerensheide	A76
		243	49	Elsloo
	Meerssen	246	50	Maastricht Aachen Airport
		250	51	Meerssen		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Maastricht	254		Interchange Kruisdonk	A79	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		Gap in motorway A2; the road crosses Maastricht as highway N2, with several junctions.
		262		Interchange Europaplein	N278
		263	55	Maastricht-Randwyck		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Eijsden	265	56	Gronsveld
		268	57	Oost-Maarland		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		270	58	Eijsden		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Border with Belgium; this road continues as the Belgian E25.