Salzburg is planning the border closures for vacationers on the A8 - mega traffic jam pre-programmed?

Created: 06/16/2022, 04:48 am

By: Johannes Welte

The block handling at Kufstein caused a mega traffic jam from the border to beyond the Irschenberg on the Pentecost weekend © Kalup

Vacationers are threatened with mega traffic jams at the border near Salzburg on holiday weekends: the Austrian state is planning block processing for all vehicles on these days!

Munich - The federal state of Salzburg is planning block handling for all vehicles on busy travel weekends.

That would mean that the border at the Walserberg motorway border crossing (A8) would be temporarily closed on holiday weekends, and only a limited number of cars would be allowed to pass.

A mega traffic jam would be inevitable.

At Kufstein, the block handling of trucks regularly causes traffic jams

Tyrol has been doing this with trucks for years.

On Wednesday, this caused a backwater from Kufstein (A93) to the A8 at Seehamer See near Weyarn.

Cars and trucks were stuck in traffic jams for 45 kilometers.

At Pentecost the Tauernautobahn was hopelessly congested

The block handling at the Walserberg for all vehicles is now being discussed in Salzburg, as there were up to 48 kilometers of traffic jams on the Tauerenautobahn between Salzburg and Flachau at Pentecost.

The alternative traffic congested the neighboring communities.

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Salzburg politician speaks of "emergency measure"

The planned block handling is an "emergency measure", according to the Salzburg State Transport Councilor Stefan Schnöll (ÖVP).

"There is already a corresponding report for this," the politician continued on ORF.

"However, this is difficult to implement." It is about technical and legal issues.

“ASFINAG has certified that it is legally possible”, Schnöll refers to the Austrian motorway operator.

According to ORF, Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter is threatening EU infringement proceedings.