Traffic chaos on the A10: 45 kilometers of traffic jams on weekends!

Traffic chaos on the A10: 45 kilometers of traffic jams on weekends!

Golling, Österreich - Last weekend there was a massive traffic chaos on the Tauernautobahn (A10) in Salzburg. The traffic jam, which paralyzed the traffic to Bavaria, reached a length of up to 45 kilometers. Many travelers had to wait over five hours in a traffic jam, which led to considerable displeasure. The main cause of these delays was a construction site in the tunnel at Golling, which is part of comprehensive tunnel renovation that extends by the end of June 2025.

This renovation work, which affects the 14 km long section between Golling and Throw, include the simultaneous renovation of five tunnels. The furnace and Hiefler tunnel and the tunnel chain are affected with Brentenberg, Zetzenberg and Helbersberg. The tunnel tubes are alternately blocked, which leads traffic to oncoming traffic. Drivers have to expect additional waiting times of around 30 minutes that can grow to several hours at peak times, reports the ADAC.

traffic disruptions in Tirol

But not only on the Tauern highway there were bottlenecks. In Tyrol, too, the traffic around Innsbruck was severely affected. The burner highway towards Italy and the Fernpass, an important transit route for holidaymakers and freight traffic, were affected by disorders. Travelers in this region also had to adjust to delays.

A new traffic accident on the A5 motorway in Germany, which runs towards Karlsruhe near Herbolzheim, also ensured a complete blocking, which further tenses on the location on the traffic routes close to the border. The rescue work was over several hours, and the ÖAMTC reported a traffic jam at least 13 kilometers long, which extended the travel time by an hour.

future traffic disruptions

Tunnel renovation on the Tauern motorway is expensive and time -consuming. The total costs amount to around 270 million euros. For the future, the ADAC has already released a Stauzalender for June , which lists critical days for increased traffic and shows that departure locks for nationwide through traffic will survive by June 26, 2025. Among other things, the Puch-Urstein, Hallein and Golling-Abtenau junctions are affected.

Alternative routes are available for the appropriate bypass of the construction sites, including the Felbertauern Bundesstraße (B108), the Pyhrnautobahn (A9) and the burner highway (A13). However, these traffic flows are already susceptible to traffic jams. According to stau.info , the information situation about current traffic conditions is crucial in order to avoid jams and to make preparations for longer trips better.