Chaos in Sillian: kilometers of traffic jams through new traffic light control!

Chaos in Sillian: kilometers of traffic jams through new traffic light control!

Sillian, Österreich - On February 8, 2025, the Route from Innsbruck to the Kartitsch East Tyrolean community occurred to a dramatic traffic jam when the club chairman and MP of the Tyrolean list Fritz, Markus Sint, came across a kilometer -long column. The reason for this was the controversial traffic light regulation in Sillian, which is supposed to contribute to traffic calming, but does not work in reality as desired, as Sint reported in an email to the responsible state councilor René Zumtobel. "I don't know what you expected from the dosing camp in Sillian. A backlog to Winnebach has formed," wrote Sint and described a waiting time of over 20 minutes, while the cars in the queue blown into the air.

displeasure about the traffic light control

The public discussion about the traffic light regulation in Sillian has taken on a speed after Sint noted that the measure for traffic regulation had failed during a typical change of vacation shift, as this weekend. "We have now used exactly 37 minutes for the short route Winnebach-Sillian," he added. The Sillians: Inside and traffic experts: Inside, they are invited to share their opinions on the effects of the new traffic light control. According to a report by tirol.orf.at, the measure should actually serve to dose traffic, which, however, obviously does not work, especially on highly frequented weekends.

The standstill of traffic not only affected Sint, but many travelers who were on the way to their destinations in the Puster Valley. It remains to be seen which measures the state government will take to address these and similar transport concerns. The feedback from citizens could play a crucial role in rethinking or improving the existing traffic light control to avoid future traffic jams.