Traffic chaos on the Brenner: New driving bans for vacationers and trucks

Traffic chaos on the Brenner: New driving bans for vacationers and trucks

If you want to drive to Lake Garda by car, you should prepare for possible difficulties on the Brenner route. From the end of October, new, stricter driving bans will come into force that affect traffic on this heavily frequented route.

The Brenner route, an important traffic route between northern Italy and Austria, has had to deal with challenges in the past. A high traffic volume is particularly evident during the summer months. In order to cope with this increase, the Tyrolean state government has now taken measures.

driving bans: What are the new rules?

The new driving bans apply especially on weekends and on public holidays when a particularly high volume of traffic is expected. Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) emphasized that increasing traffic is a great burden on the infrastructure and it was not possible to expand the streets. Instead, you focus on departure bans that affect trucks in particular.

The state government decided in a meeting in which several authorities and transport operators participated, to better regulate traffic through various measures. From January, traffic on the Luegbrücke will run single -lane, except on particularly stressed travel days. A dosing calendar for trucks at the Kufstein border crossing was also introduced to control traffic.

• New single -track traffic system on the Lueg Bridge from January, with exceptions on important travel days.
• Introductions of departure bans in certain areas to offer residents a relief.
• Checking the truck driving ban during the bridge construction work.
• two -lane passability of the B 182 Brennerstraße during Christmas traffic.

The Tyrolean authorities work together with ASFINAG and the police to relax the traffic situation and protect the residents. State Councilor René Zumtobel emphasized that everything would be done to reduce the traffic load and improve the quality of life of the local people.

The upcoming changes could also affect vacationers who use the Brenner route on the way to the south. In addition, the current report of www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de that alternative routes are often more frequented, while the traffic situation on the main route is also tense.

For travelers who drive through Tyrol, it will be worthwhile to inform themselves in good time about the developments and regulations in order to make the journey pleasant and stress -free.