Restructuring Initiates on September 15th in Gütersloh and Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Starting on Monday, September 15, 2025, a 3.2-kilometer stretch of the B61 between Gütersloh and Rheda-Wiedenbrück will be closed for renovation. The Regional Directorate Ostwestfalen-Lippe (RNL OWL) has commissioned a construction company to carry out the work.
The renovation will be divided into two sections. The first section, which begins at Gütersloher Straße and ends shortly before the intersection with the city ring Kattenstroth/Kiebitzstraße, will be closed for four weeks. 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). A construction traffic light will be set up at the intersection Varenseller Straße (L791)/Kornstraße (K5) for the detour traffic.
In the opposite direction, traffic heading towards Gütersloh will be detoured from the B64 via the Herzebrocker/Gütersloher Straße (L788), Tecklenburger Weg (L927), and the B64 to the junction B64/B61 (Holunderstraße/Bielefelder Straße).
The second section, covering the intersection B61/city ring Kattenstroth/Kiebitzstraße to the Hans-Böckler-Straße, will also be closed for four weeks. For traffic heading towards Rheda-Wiedenbrück, the detour remains the same as the first section. A detour will be set up a week in advance for the full closure of the federal road.
The signal programs of the existing traffic lights along the construction site will be adjusted accordingly. The RNL OWL considered it important to inform about the measure at an early stage due to its connection function, traffic volume (around 18,000 cars and around 1,150 lorries per day), and the resulting impacts.
Residents and businesses can reach their properties via the signposted detours and have been informed about the measure in advance. The press office of the regional branch Ostwestfalen-Lippe (RNL OWL) initially informed the companies and residents along the route about the measure and named the beginning of August as the time frame for the start of construction. At that time, the measure was still in the tendering phase, i.e., the construction company had not yet been finally commissioned, and the construction start date was not confirmed.
The renovation of the B61 stretch between Gütersloher Straße and Hans-Böckler-Straße will improve the infrastructure and ensure a smoother flow of traffic in the future. The RNL OWL encourages all drivers to plan their journeys accordingly and to follow the signposted detours during the renovation period.
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