Travel chaos at Pentecost: 45 kilometers of traffic jam on the Tauern motorway!

Travel chaos at Pentecost: 45 kilometers of traffic jam on the Tauern motorway!

The Pentecost weekend 2023 brought massive traffic problems for travelers from Bavaria to Austria. On Saturday, June 7th, numerous tourists set off, but the trip was not as planned. The Tauern Autobahn (A10) towards the south was severely affected by a tunnel construction site at Golling in the Salzburg region. This led to a traffic jam over 45 kilometers long, which extended to Bavaria on the A8 near Neukirchen, which of Derwesten.de and BR was reported.

vacationers had to expect an extension of the travel time of around five hours. This led to frustrating stop-and-go traffic on the highly frequented highway. Even on Sunday, June 8th, the situation was not better. The traffic jam had grown into 24 kilometers around 9:30 a.m., which meant a delay of more than four hours.

traffic blocks in Tirol

Not only on the Tauern motorway there were problems. There were also considerable delays in Tyrol, especially in the Innsbruck region. The burner highway (A13) and Fernpass-Straße (B179) also suffered from the high travel volume. The construction site in the border tunnel on the Italian side favored the traffic problems on the burner highway, which withdraws the traffic jams to the Inntal Autobahn (A12). Drivers had to expect over three hours of additional waiting times. According to BR due to construction work from 10:00 p.m. to 5:45 a.m.

The situation was also complicated by an accident on the A3 at Waldaschaff in Lower Franconia. A driver lost his rear baggage rack, causing a truck to drive over it and came to a torn tank. This led to a three -hour full closure and a long traffic jam. In order to counter the traffic chaos, a conference took place in Rosenheim to introduce departure bans on the A8. These measures aim to minimize the traffic load in the smaller locations.

warning by the ADAC

The ADAC had already warned of the possible traffic problems in advance. However, this timely warning could not mitigate the effects of high travel. The rush of holidaymakers over the Pentecost days also regularly leads to traffic jams and traffic disruptions in many European countries, as well as from Destatis.de

Overall, once again this weekend shows how important planning and timely information is when traveling, especially in busy times such as the holidays. If you choose similar routes in the future, you should plan patience and enough time.