With the reconstruction works of the
Randweg Eindhoven, the
beltway of the city, nearing completion, the A58 motorway has been shortened by a few kilometers. The road now only starts at the
Batadorp interchange. The section between its former eastern terminus (interchange
Ekkersrijt/John F. Kennedylaan) and the interchange
Ekkersweijer has now become part of the
A50, while the section between interchanges Ekkersweijer and Batadorp is now only a part of the
A2, and no longer shared with the A58.
Traffic jams The motorway 58 is congested everyday, especially between Oirschot - Tilburg and between Roosendaal - Bergen Op Zoom. In 2011, experiments with "" (lower speed limits) of or even just were set to reduce the amount of traffic jams. It had a counterproductive effect: more traffic jams occurred in January–March 2011. In 2011, the BZW (Brabant-Zealandic Employers association) got involved with the widening of the roads, while companies located near the motorway complain about the national government's "neglecting and pointing too much to the
Randstad". The target is to widen the motorway in Brabant everywhere to at least 2x3 lanes, around Tilburg to 4x2 (with local- express-)lanes and relocate the section through
Roosendaal. ==Route description==