City says it was told of Föhringer Ring full closure in November 2025

Munich's city administration was informed in November 2025 that the Föhringer Ring, one of the most important traffic routes in the north of the city, would be fully closed, according to the city's head of mobility, Georg Dunkel. He was responding to a question from CSU city councillors Veronika Mirlach and Manuel Pretzl, submitted on 19 June 2026.

The councillors pointed to local media reports that the state building authority would close the road completely from 22 June 2026 for four weeks. They said this coincided with several other roadworks and closures in and around Munich, including the closure of the Luise-Kiesselbach tunnel, works on Landshuter Allee and at the Lindwurmstraße underpass, and the interruption of the U3 and U6 underground lines. On 9 June 2026 the CSU group had already requested a topical debate in the city council on what it called the traffic chaos.

Dunkel said the date of the works had been fixed because of dependencies in the construction schedule. Following technical discussions between the authorities, which he described as constructive, it was agreed that all diversion routes heading north would run through the district of Munich, so that the city itself would not be burdened with additional traffic. Traffic measures were also agreed for Leinthaler Straße to prevent rat-running.

According to the state building authority, the full closure of the Föhringer Ring lasted until 2 August 2026, longer than originally planned. The closure of one direction of the Luise-Kiesselbach tunnel ended on 24 July 2026, a week earlier than planned.

The city's Mobility Department said it received no complaints about the Luise-Kiesselbach tunnel works or the U3/U6 replacement bus service running at the same time as the Föhringer Ring closure. It said the two sets of works and the replacement service had no direct traffic connection and could be carried out simultaneously without problems. The state building authority and the city administration remain in regular contact and inform each other early about major traffic projects affecting each other's areas, Dunkel added.