End of Summer Holidays and Closures in Vienna Cause Traffic Jams on the Weekend
The end of the holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and some parts of the Netherlands affects about 3.4 million students. Many of them spent their school-free time in Austria or at the Mediterranean. The majority of return journeys are expected to take place on Saturday. The "classic transit routes" in the west and south of Austria will be affected by kilometer-long traffic jams and hours-long delays.
ARBÖ Warning of Traffic Jams Due to End of Summer Holidays
- Brennerautobahn (A13) , vor dem Baustellenbereich bei der Luegbrücke sowie der Mautstelle Schönberg und im Großraum Innsbruck
- Innkreisautobahn (A8), vor der Grenze Suben bei der Ausreise nach Deutschland
- Inntalautobahn (A12), vor dem Grenzübergang Kufstein/Kiefersfelden bei der Ausreise nach Deutschland
- Pyhrnautobahn (A9), vor dem Gleinalm- und Bosrucktunnel, der Tunnelkette Klaus sowie den Baustellenbereichen bei Ardning und Kalwang
- Tauernautobahn (A10), vor dem Katschberg- und Tauerntunnel sowie im Großraum Salzburg
- Westautobahn (A1), vor dem Grenzübergang Walserberg bei der Ausreise nach Deutschland
"We expect the first traffic jams already during the night hours and the last traffic jams in the late evening. When entering Austria, it will take significantly longer in Slovenia before the Karawanken Tunnel on the A2 and at the Spielfeld/Sentilj border on the A1. In Hungary, you will need a lot of patience on the M1 before the Nickelsdorf/Hegyeshalom border," said ARBÖ traffic expert Thomas Haider.
Closures Due to Neustift Kirtag and Vienna Classic Days in Vienna
From Thursday, 21.08., to Sunday, 24.08., the traditional Kirtag of the Neustift winegrowers will take place in Neustift am Walde under the motto "Into the Costume". The program starts on Thursday at 5:30 PM and ends on Sunday at 10:00 PM. The passage through Neustift is closed from Thursday, 6:00 AM, to Monday, 25.08, 5:00 AM. Traffic will be diverted via Agnesstraße and Mitterwurzergasse - Salmannsdorfer Straße. Inbound traffic will be diverted via Höhenstraße and Neuwaldegg. Bus 35A ends at Agnesgasse but will be reinforced. Visitors can also travel by tram line 41 to Pötzleinsdorf and bus 41A to Neustifter Friedhof. From there, the festival grounds are a 5 to 10-minute walk away.
On 23 and 24.08., the "Vienna Classic Days" will take place in Vienna. The highlight is the parade of about 200 vintage cars from 6:00 PM over the Ring and Franz-Josefs-Kai, starting and ending at Schwedenplatz. For this, the streets will likely be partially closed from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. "On the alternative routes, such as the Zweierlinie and the Lower and Upper Donaustraße, there will likely be longer delays. Those who do not want to watch vintage cars should avoid the area as much as possible," said ARBÖ traffic expert Thomas Haider. Those who want to experience historical vehicles in action should, if possible, travel by public transport - especially with the U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U3, and U4, as there may also be delays on the Ring lines due to the parade.
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