Tyroleans plan toll on popular holiday route: German district fears traffic chaos. Road maintenance costs will only increase slightly, says Weilheim State Building Authority.
If toll comes, cars will take the tangent via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald and Scharnitz to the Inntal motorway as an alternative route to Italy or the Tyrolean ski areas. One truck causes as much damage to the road surface as 100,000 cars, says Martin Herda, head of the South Road Construction department.