Holiday Start in Bavaria: Warning of Massive Traffic Jams on the Weekend

With the start of the one-week winter holidays in Bavaria, affecting about 1.7 million students, as well as in parts of Slovakia, and the simultaneous end of the holidays in the German states of Saarland and Saxony, the majority of the Netherlands, and parts of the Czech and Slovak Republics, ARBÖ expects intense travel traffic this coming weekend. In addition to the holidaymakers, numerous day and weekend skiers also contribute to the increased traffic volume.

The main travel day is expected to be Saturday, with traffic jams anticipated from the early morning hours, potentially extending into the late afternoon. According to ARBÖ traffic experts, the following routes are particularly affected:

· Ennstalstraße (B320), in the area of ​​Liezen, Schladming, and Gröbming

· Tauern Autobahn (A10), between junction Pongau and Kuchl, especially in the construction area between Golling and Pass Lueg with likely metered traffic

· Inntal Autobahn (A12), before the border crossing Kufstein/Kiefersfelden and the on and off ramps Imst/Pitztal, Ötztal, and Wiesing/Zillertal

· Brenner Autobahn (A13), before the toll station Schönberg and between Matrei and the Brenner Pass, particularly before the construction site in the area of ​​the Lueg Bridge

· Fernpass Road (B179), throughout its entire course, with metered traffic control before the Vils/Füssen border tunnel and the Lermooser tunnel

· Zillertal Road (B169), throughout its entire course, especially before the Brettfall tunnel, where metered traffic control is implemented during high traffic volumes

· Ötztal Road (B186), between Haiming and Sölden, particularly in the town passages

· Rheintal Motorway (A14), before the Bludenz-Montafon exit

In addition to traffic jams on the main routes, travelers must also expect longer border waiting times when entering Austria. Especially at the motorway border crossings to Bavaria, such as at Walserberg on the West Motorway (A1), in Suben on the Innkreis Motorway (A8), as well as the aforementioned Kufstein/Kiefersfelden border crossing on the Inntal Motorway (A12), delays can occur due to increased controls and high traffic volumes.

ARBÖ traffic expert Thomas Haider recommends: "To avoid unnecessary delays, travelers should use the current traffic information from ARBÖ, which is available via ORF teletext on page 431, online at https://www.arboe.at/infos/verkehrsinformationen and the phone number +43/50 123 123 as well as through the ARBÖ APP."

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