Traffic Chaos During Pentecost Travel: Here You Are Already Stuck for Over Four Hours

Before the tunnel construction site near Golling on the Tauern Autobahn (A10), the traffic jam extended around 45 kilometers back over the Walserberg to the Bavarian Neukirchen by 1:00 PM, said a spokesperson for the ÖAMTC to the APA. A relaxation of the situation was not expected before 3:00 or 4:00 PM. The ÖAMTC also reported heavy traffic from Tyrol and Styria.

Whitsun Traffic in Salzburg at the Limit: Traffic Jam Extends to Germany

The waiting time before the Golling construction site was approximately five hours at noon. However, the travel wave had already started rolling on Friday afternoon, when according to the ÖAMTC, there were continuous waiting times of over one and a half hours before the tunnel construction site. The traffic congestion improved only slightly during the night hours. In the morning, the Hieflertunnel had to be completely closed due to a defective vehicle, which further exacerbated the situation.

Overnight Stay on Supermarket Parking Lots

On the Salzachtal federal road, which runs parallel to the A10, nothing was moving from Friday afternoon either, which is why several campers headed to supermarket parking lots and took a short rest there, according to ÖAMTC traffic advisor Herbert Thaler. Over the course of Saturday, traffic also increased over the Tyrolean Unterland, the Salzburg Oberpinzgau, and through the Felbertauern tunnel to East Tyrol, but the time loss was still manageable here.

Congested transit routes also became a problem in Tyrol and Styria on Saturday. On the Fernpass route (B179), there was still block clearance at noon, and the Innsbruck area (A12/A13) and the Brenner Autobahn (A13) were also affected. Coming from the west, one lost about an hour to the Brenner, according to the ÖAMTC spokesperson. There was also dense convoy traffic on the Pyhrn Autobahn (A9). However, longer traffic jams were still absent for the time being.

(APA/Red)

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