plˈænz tə bˈɪld ɐ fˈaɪnəl stɹˈɛtʃ bᵻtwˌiːn kˈændəl ɔːɹ wˈɜːθ æm ɹˈeɪn ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˌeɪ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˌɔːɾoʊɹˈaʊt təwˈɔːɹdz hˈeɪɡnaʊ ænd stɹˈæsbɜːɡ wɜː nˌɑːt ˈɪmplɪməntᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z wɛn ðə fˈoʊkəs ʌv ˌɔːɾoʊbˈɑːn kənstɹˈʌkʃən swˈɪtʃt tə ðɪ ˈiːstɚn sˈaɪd ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi: ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz kəntˈɛnʃəs bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ˌɛkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈɪmpækt ɪt kˌʊdɐv ɔnðə baɪˈɛnwəld wˈʊdᵻd ˈɛɹiə θɹuː wˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈoʊd wʊd ɹˈʌn.
Plans to build a final stretch between Kandel or Wörth am Rhein and the French A35 autoroute towards Haguenau and Strasbourg were not implemented during the 1990s when the focus of Autobahn construction switched to the eastern side of the country: the project remains contentious because of the ecological impact it could have on the Bienwald (wooded area) through which the road would run.