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Mega traffic jams and the start of the holidays: This makes the travel week a test of patience!
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Mega traffic jams and the start of the holidays: This makes the travel week a test of patience!
Today, July 9, 2025, traffic congestion is increasing in several European regions, particularly due to the upcoming start of the holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia and parts of Holland. Again ÖAMTC reported, the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia begin on Wednesday, July 14, 2025, and end on August 26, 2025. This means that an increase in travel is expected, especially on north-south connections.
As part of the upcoming summer holidays, the “Tour of Austria” has also been scheduled, which starts in Upper Austria and ends in Vorarlberg. Further delays are expected in the region during the event, which begins on Wednesday and ends on Sunday, July 13. There will also be a concert by Robbie Williams in Vienna on Saturday, July 12th, which is also likely to lead to increased traffic on the Südosttan-gente (A23).
Increased risk of traffic jams on motorways
The traffic situation is put under additional strain by numerous construction sites and the high number of day-trippers who use the summer months to travel. Loud Association office There are around 1,200 construction sites active on German motorways, which are significantly inhibiting the flow of traffic. There is a particular risk of traffic jams on Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
The most affected traffic routes in Germany are:
- A1: Köln – Dortmund – Münster – Osnabrück – Bremen – Hamburg
- A2: Hannover – Braunschweig – Magdeburg
- A3: Köln – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Passau
- A4: Görlitz – Dresden – Chemnitz
- A5: Heidelberg – Karlsruhe – Basel
- A6: Mannheim – Heilbronn – Nürnberg
- A7: Hamburg – Flensburg, Hamburg – Hannover, Würzburg – Ulm – Füssen/Reutte
- A8: Karlsruhe – Stuttgart – München – Salzburg
- A9: Halle/Leipzig – Nürnberg – München
- A61: Mönchengladbach – Koblenz – Ludwigshafen
Regional traffic jam tips and traffic information
As reported, frequent traffic jams are also to be expected on Austrian motorways such as the Brenner and Inntal motorways. At construction sites, such as the Lueg Bridge on the Brenner Motorway, there is traffic congestion. The highways where traffic peaks are predicted are:
- A1, West Autobahn, Großraum Salzburg (Bereich Thalgau)
- A2, Süd Autobahn, zwischen Sinabelkirchen und Gleisdorf
- A9, Pyhrn Autobahn, Mautstellen Bosruck- und Gleinalmtunnel
- A10, Tauern Autobahn, im Raum Salzburg
- A11, Karawanken Autobahn, vor dem Karawanken Tunnel
- A12, Inntal Autobahn, Großraum Innsbruck
For families planning the upcoming summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, good knowledge of the traffic situation is crucial. The summer holiday dates in North Rhine-Westphalia have been set for the coming years, which is important for effective holiday planning.