Großglockner High Alpine Road Open Again from Saturday
The snowplows, which worked through the snow from the Salzburg and Carinthian sides, reached their meeting point at the Hochtor, the highest point at 2,504 meters. After the winter closure, the Großglockner High Alpine Road will be reopened to traffic tomorrow, on Easter Saturday.
Großglockner High Alpine Road: Reduced Rates Until Full Opening
The two branch roads to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe and the Edelweiß-Spitze remain closed and are expected to be safely passable again in a few days. Reduced rates apply until the full opening. The mild and low-precipitation winter has allowed for rapid progress by the clearing teams this year. The last time the "breakthrough" of the mountain road occurred before April 20 was nearly 50 years ago, according to the operating company GROHAG. Since its opening, the Großglockner High Alpine Road has only been opened earlier five times - most recently in 1976.
The snow clearing of the Großglockner High Alpine Road started this year on April 7. Even though the four blue Wallack rotary snowplows, each weighing 15 tons, have been in use for seven decades: not all work is done mechanically. The two tunnel portals at Mittertörl and Hochtor still have to be partially shoveled out by hand. The Großglockner High Alpine Road was first opened to traffic in 1935 and is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.
(APA/Red)
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