On Monday, June 17, the Netherlands will host the NATO Summit. A large-scale international event with impact on traffic in a large part of the Randstad. Rijkswaterstaat expects serious traffic disruption due to road closures and extra safety measures.

Do you have transportation planned on or around that day? Then take into account delays on the A4, A12 and A44, among others. Fortunately, you can rely on us to do everything we can to make sure your logistics run smoothly.

What does this mean for traffic?

Around the NATO summit, highways will be temporarily closed and official vehicles will be given priority. Disruption is greatest between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Traffic jams may occur unexpectedly and last longer than normal. It is expected that especially the regions of The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Schiphol will face extra traffic.

Main causes:

• arrival and movement of foreign delegations
  
• closure of on- and off-ramps
  
• priority for emergency services and official columns
  

What can you as a customer do?

To avoid unnecessary delays, we recommend coordinating transportation needs around June 17 with us in a timely manner. Together we will consider the smartest solution, for example by:

• schedule a shipment earlier or later
  
• choosing an alternate route or location
  
• Combine deliveries to stay efficient
  

Let us know if you have specific needs, and we’ll tailor our schedule directly to them.

You plan, we switch

At Van der Helm, we are closely following all the updates surrounding the NATO summit. Our planners and drivers are prepared, we keep in touch with the road in real time and adjust routes and time slots immediately as needed.

This way we make sure that your shipments, despite the circumstances, are delivered just as you have come to expect from us.

Do you have questions about scheduled shipments or want to change something? Then please contact us. We are happy to think with you.