Restructuring Initiates in Gütersloh and Rheda-Wiedenbrück on September 15th

Diversion organized a week in advance, due to the scale of the project.

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2025 September 17 . 1:23 PM

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Restructuring process begins on September 15, linking Gütersloh and Rheda-Wiedenbrück

Restructuring Initiates in Gütersloh and Rheda-Wiedenbrück on September 15th

Renovation of B61: Four-Week Construction Sections Ahead

Starting in early August, a significant renovation project is set to begin on a 3.2-kilometer stretch of the B61 federal road in Ostwestfalen-Lippe (RNL OWL), Germany. The project, expected to last eight weeks in total, will be divided into two construction sections, each lasting four weeks.

The first construction section will commence at the Gütersloher Straße and end shortly before the intersection with the city ring Kattenstroth/Kiebitzstraße. During this period, traffic heading towards Rheda-Wiedenbrück will be detoured via the Herzebrocker/ Gütersloher Straße (L788), Tecklenburger Weg (L927), and the B64 to the junction B64/B61 (Holunderstraße/Bielefelder Straße). Pedestrians and cyclists will also be affected, as the path will be closed and undergoing renovation during this time.

Residents and businesses along the route have been informed about the measure in advance, and they can reach their properties via the signposted detours. A construction traffic light will be set up at the intersection Varenseller Straße (L791)/Kornstraße (K5) for detour traffic.

The second construction section will cover the intersection B61/city ring Kattenstroth/Kiebitzstraße to the Hans-Böckler-Straße. For traffic heading towards Rheda-Wiedenbrück in the second section, the detour will remain the same as the first section. In the opposite direction, traffic heading towards Gütersloh will be detoured from the B64 via the Gütersloher Straße (L568), Kornstraße (K5), the L791 (Varenseller Straße), further via the Brockstraße (K3) and the city ring Kattenstroth to the intersection Bielefelder Straße / city ring Kattenstroth (end of detour). For traffic heading towards Gütersloh in the second section, the traffic will be directed from the intersection city ring Kattenstroth / Bielefelder Straße via the city ring Kattenstroth, the city ring Sundern, and the city ring Nordhorn to the intersection with the B61 (Berliner Straße).

The RNL OWL deemed it essential to inform about the measure at an early stage due to its connection function, high traffic volume (around 18,000 cars and around 1,150 lorries per day), and the resulting impacts. At the time of this announcement, the measure was still in the tendering phase, with the construction company yet to be finally commissioned, and the construction start date not confirmed.

The B61 between Gütersloher Straße (L568) and Hans-Böckler-Straße will close for renovation on 15th September 2025. The detour will be set up a week in advance due to its scale. The search results do not contain information about the name of the construction company or the date of the final order for the renovation of the B61 between Gütersloher Straße and Hans-Böckler-Straße.