Traffic chaos to the Pentecost weekend: 45 km traffic jam on the Tauern motorway!

Traffic chaos to the Pentecost weekend: 45 km traffic jam on the Tauern motorway!

Golling, Österreich - The Pentecost weekend begins with considerable difficulties for many travelers. On the Tauern Autobahn (A10) in Salzburg, a 45 kilometer traffic jam has formed in the direction of travel south, which goes back to Bavaria. The travel time for vacationers is therefore extended by around five hours. The main cause of the traffic chaos is a tunnel construction site at Golling in the Salzburg region. This scenario represents one of the worst traffic disruptions associated with the beginning of Pentecost holiday traffic. In Tyrol there were also longer delays, especially around Innsbruck, on the Brenner Autobahn (A13) and Fernpass-Straße (B179). world reports that the alternative routes via the Salzachtal-Bundesstraße are.

The problems on the Tauern motorway are fell into German highways. On the A5, there were considerable disabilities due to an accident at Herbolzheim towards Karlsruhe. Here the highway was completely closed after a truck driver was seriously injured. The rescue and cleaning work ensured a backlog of at least 13 kilometers, so that travelers had to plan for about an hour. Such experiences are not unusual during the Pentecostal traffic, which is traditionally considered one of the most stagous times of the year. Bavarian Rundfunk confirms the high traffic and The resulting disabilities.

travel preparations and traffic jams

The ADAC had warned in advance of the bottlenecks and asked the travelers to observe the traffic and backlogs. The days around the Pentecost weekend, especially Friday, June 6th, and Monday, June 9, are considered to be particularly stowable, also Saturday morning and Tuesday, June 10th, the potential for significant delays on the streets shows. Pentecost Sunday, June 8, on the other hand, is considered the best day of travel. Popular travel destinations are the Alps as well as low mountain ranges and the coasts of North and Baltic Sea. ADAC indicates that the main stretches like the A1 to A12 are heavily stressed.

Another traffic jam began on the A3 at Waldaschaff in Lower Franconia, where a car driver caused an accident with a rear luggage rack. A subsequent truck drove about what led to a three -hour full closure. A conference in the Rosenheim district is also discussed in Bavaria to reduce the traffic load on the A8, where departure bans for cars already apply at traffic jams. In Tyrol, the police moniture compliance with these restrictions. Bavarian radio contribute.