Special
Between Cologne and Frankfurt an ICE high-speed railway line (300 km/h) closely follows the A 3's route.
Two sections in the Frankfurt area are equipped with a special kind of facility to allow a temporary release of the emergency lanes during the rush hour. The section between Hanau and Offenbacher Kreuz and also the section between Kelsterbach and Mönchhofdreieck have this facility, so that a further lane for each direction can be opened. These sections are monitored by cameras, so that the additional lane can be closed in critical situations, for example in case of a vehicle breakdown.
Some parts of the A3 are among the most busy roads in Germany. According to a survey from 2010, three sections are in the Top 10 of roads with major average traffic each day. Only the Berlin city autobahn A100 had more traffic in 2010.
- 5th place: Kreuz Leverkusen – Leverkusen = 157.600 vehicles
- 6th place: Köln-Dellbrück – Kreuz Köln-Ost = 157.100 vehicles
- 8th place: Frankfurt-Süd – Offenbacher Kreuz = 150.700 vehicles
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