The A32 motorway is a
motorway
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in the
Netherlands
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connecting
Meppel
Meppel (; Drents: ''Möppelt'') is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It constitutes the southwestern part of the province of Drenthe. Meppel is the smallest municipality in Drenthe, with a total area of about 57 km² (22 sq ...
, via
Heerenveen
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to
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of ...
. No part of the motorway is subject to a
European route
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Route description
Two
aqueducts are located on the motorway's route: the
Leppa-Akwadukt near
Akkrum and the
Akwadukt mid-Fryslân near
Grou
Grou ( nl, Grouw) is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden.
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Heineken operated a dist ...
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Traffic jams occur in
rush hour near
Interchange Lankhorst
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* Interchange (road), a collection of ramps, exits, and entrances between two or more highways
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, especially in the morning rush hour.
History
A reconstruction of interchange Lankhorst is completed in 2009. The traffic jams to the interchange were solved by extra lanes southbound on the
A28.
Exit list
See also
*
List of motorways in the Netherlands
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List of E-roads in the Netherlands
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References
External links
{{Motorways in the Netherlands
Motorways in the Netherlands
Motorways in Drenthe
Motorways in Friesland
Motorways in Overijssel
Transport in Leeuwarden
Heerenveen
Meppel
Staphorst
Steenwijkerland
Weststellingwerf