{"id":191050,"date":"2026-08-10T09:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=191050"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:12:19","slug":"rhine-drought-threatens-germanys-truck-free-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/10\/rhine-drought-threatens-germanys-truck-free-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Droogte aan de Rijn bedreigt de vrachtwagenvrije zondagen in Duitsland (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vier <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">De Duitse deelstaten heffen tijdelijk het rijverbod op dat vrachtwagens sinds 1956 op zondagen en feestdagen van de snelwegen heeft geweerd. 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The measure came into effect this weekend and is intended to provide an alternative to waterborne transport, given the extremely low water levels of the Rhine.The states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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The measure came into effect this weekend and is intended to provide an alternative to waterborne transport, given the extremely low water levels of the Rhine.The states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, and Lower Saxony have now determined that the need is critical and have temporarily lifted the Sunday ban on trucks. 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