ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt bˈaɪpæs fɔːɹ tɹˈæfɪk fɹʌmðɪ ɐ sˈɛvən tə ðɪ ɐ tˈuː, ɐvˈɔɪdɪŋ ðə hˈænoʊvɚɹˈɑːst"ˈiːst"ˌɪntɚtʃˈeɪndʒ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː ˌɔːɾoʊbˈɑːnz.
It is an important bypass for traffic from the A 7 to the A 2, avoiding the Hannover-Ost ("East") interchange between the two autobahns.