by Italy: Possible fuel shortages for 72 hours
According to press report, unionized fuel station managers plan have called a nationwide strike from 13 to 16 December.
Unless averted, motorists and haulers using the motorway network will not be able to purchase fuel at service stations. The action may prompt panic buying of fuel before it starts, which in turn may lead to fuel shortages. It may also prompt congestion around fuel stations close to motorway junctions.
The strike is scheduled to last from 10:00 PM on December 13, to 10:00 PM on December 16. However, it may be suspended or called off if the protesters get a chance to start talks with the government.
by Complete closure of the A7 north of Hamburg
Due to maintanace work on the high-voltage line, the A7 motorway will be completely closed in both directions between the Kaltenkirchen and Bad Bramstedt exits on Sunday, January 22, from 8:00 to 12:00.
Traffic towards Hamburg is diverted at the Bad Bramstedt junction (17) along the U 66, and towards Flensburg at the Kaltenkirchen junction along the U 45.
In addition, the following diversions are recommended for long-distance traffic: from the A7/A1 Horster Dreieck junction (37) south of Hamburg or from the A1 at the Buchholzer Dreieck junction (43) and then along the A1-A21-B205 to the Neumünster-Süd junction (15) or in the opposite direction for north and south-bound traffic. The diversion is indicated by variable message signs placed along the route.
by Eurotunnel Freight: temporary overnight service suspension
Owing to the annual bi-national safety exercise involving the French and British authorities Eurotunnel Freight services will be temporarily suspended during the night of 21st to 22nd of January.
Listed below are the times corresponding to the last and first Fright shuttle departures.
The LAST freight shuttle departure on Saturday night will be:
→ From Folkestone: at 21:54
→ From Calais: at 22:53
The FIRST freight shuttle departure on Sunday morning will be:
→ From Folkestone: at 05:23
→ From Calais: at 06:23
If you wish to travel on the last departure please check-in no later than 60 minutes before the planned departure time.
by Russia: ban on foreign transport entry and transit
The Russian authorities have extended the restrictions introduced on October 10, 2022 until June 30, 2023.
Regulation No.2466, dated 28 December 2022, which changes the previous regulation No. 1728 of September 30, 2022, extends the ban on foreign transport entry and transit, which applies to road carriers from EU Member States, Ukraine, Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Norway.
The ban applies to:
◾ bilateral transports,
◾ transit,
◾ transport to or from a third country.
The ban does not apply to the following cases of cross-border transportation:
✅ postal transport,
✅ diplomatic pouch and consular valise,
✅ humanitarian aid,
✅ goods entering through the Belarusian-Russian border,
✅ goods in trailers and semi-trailers, registered in foreign states, towed by vehicles registered in Russia or Belarus.
As before, transhipment of goods to Russian or Belarusian vehicles, or trailer/semitrailer swap to Russian or Belarusian vehicles, provided these transport operators have permits for the preceding and/or subsequent leg, if relevant, and vice versa is allowed only in designated customs controlled areas located in:
▶ Kaliningrad region (all municipal districts),
▶ Leningrad region (Vyborg municipal district, Kingishepsk municipal district),
▶ Murmansk region (the city of Murmansk, Pechensk minicipal district, Kola district, Kandalagh district),
▶ Pskov region (the city of Pskov, Sezhsky district, Pechory district, Askilovsky district),
▶ Republic of Karelia (Kostomuk municipal district, Lakhdenponsky district, Lakhsky district, Sortavali district),
▶ St. Petersburg.
In addition, the amount of fuel in the tanks of foreign freight vehicles exiting Russia must not exceed 200 litres.
by 13 January – HGV restrictions in Catalonia
Owing to forecasts of significant increases in traffic volume on the 13th of January, an additional restriction will be introduced on some road and motorway sections for vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tons, which are required to use the right lane and must not overtake other vehicles and drive faster than 80 km/h.
On Friday, January 13, between 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM, the restrictions will apply on the following road sections:
➖ the AP-7 motorway, between KP 126, exit 12B at La Roca del Vallés, Granollers and the junction with the C-60 in La Roca del Vallés, and KP 172, exit 25 at Martorell and the junction with the A-2 in the Martorell commune;
➖ the AP-7 motorway in the territory of Terres de l’Ebre, where there are only two lanes, between KP 257, exit 35 at Vila-seca, Salou, Reus S. and Port Aventura, in the municipality of Vila-seca, and KP 344,8 the border between Tarragona and Castellón, in the municipality of Ulldecona.
by Closures of the Mont Blanc Tunnel from January to March
The schedule of tunnel closures.
Possible inconveniences can be expected in the hour preceeding the closure and in the hour following the reopening of the tunnel, due to the transit of any vehicles under escort.
JANUARY
from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
– January 11/12
– January 12/13
– January 16/17
– January 17/18
– January 18/19
– January 19/20
– January 23/24
– January 24/25
– January 25/26
– January 26/27
FEBRUARY
– February 6/7 from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM
– February 7/8 from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
– February 8/9 from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
– February 9/10 from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
MARCH
from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
– March 13/14
– March 14/15
– March 15/16
– March 16/17.
by HGV traffic restrictions in Tirol in the first half of 2023
The Tyrolean state government has planned 24 days on which cross-border HGV traffice will be restricted. This is 3 more than in the same period last year.
On theses days, from 05:00 AM the police will slow down HGV traffic at a designated checkpoint on the A12 near Kufstein Nord in the direction of Innsbruck and, if necessary, will stop it in order to make sure that only about 300 lorries arriving from Germany are allowed to cross the border per hour.
The restriction schedule for the 1st half of 2023
➡ January 9 (Monday)
➡ February 6 (Monday)
➡ February 13 (Monday)
➡ February 20 (Monday)
➡ February 27 (Monday)
➡ March 6 (Monday)
➡ March 13 (Monday)
➡ April 26 (Wednesday)
➡ April 27 (Thursday)
➡ May 2 (Tuesday)
➡ May 15 (Monday)
➡ May 16 (Tuesday)
➡ May 17 (Wednesday)
➡ May 19 (Friday)
➡ May 26 (Friday)
➡ May 27 (Saturday)
➡ May 30 (Tuesday)
➡ May 31 (Wednesday)
➡ June 1 (Thursday)
➡ June 3 (Saturday)
➡ June 5 (Monday)
➡ June 6 (Tuesday)
➡ June 7 (Wednesday)
➡ June 9 (Friday).
by Christmas and New Year restrictions for trucks in Catalonia
Owing to forecasts of significant increases in traffic volume on the 15th of December, an additional restriction will be introduced on some road and motorway sections for vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tons, which are required to use the right lane and must not overtake other vehicles and drive faster than 80 km/h.
On Fridays, December 23 and 30, 2022 and Thursday, January 1, 2023. at 15:00 – 21:00:
➖ On the AP-7 motorway, between km 126, exit 12B at La Roca del Vallès, Granollers and connection to the C-60, in the municipality of La Roca del Vallés, and km 172, exit 25 at Martorell and connection to the A-2, at the commune of Martorell;
➖ On the AP-7 motorway, on the Terres de l’Ebre section, where there are only two lanes, between km 257, exit 35 in Vila-seca, Salou, Reus S. and Port Aventura, in the municipality of Vila-seca, to km 344, 8 border between Tarragona and Castellón, in the municipality of Ulldecona.
On Sunday 25 and Monday 26 December 2022 and Sunday 1, Friday 6 and Sunday 8 January 2023 at 15:00 – 21:00:
➖ On the AP-7 motorway, between km 126, exit 12B at La Roca del Vallès, Granollers and connection to the C-60, in the municipality of La Roca del Vallés, and km 172, exit 25 at Martorell and connection to the A-2, at the commune of Martorell;
➖ On the AP-7 motorway, on the Terres de l’Ebre section, where there are only two lanes, between km 257, exit 35 in Vila-seca, Salou, Reus S. and Port Aventura, in the municipality of Vila-seca, to km 344, 8 border between Tarragona and Castellón, in the municipality of Ulldecona.
Vehicles exempt from the restrictions established in Resolution INT/956/2022 will also be required to comply with the restrictions referred to in the above information.
by Austria reintroduces border controls
Austria: checks at the internal borders with the Republic of Slovenia and Hungary temporarily reinstated.
In order to ensure peace, public order and security, in the period from 00:00 AM on 12 November 2022, to 12:00 PM on 11 May 2023, the internal land borders with the Republic of Slovenia and Hungary may only be crossed at border crossing points.
by Słowacja – wyjątek od zakazów
O zmianach poinformowało Prezydium Policji Republiki Słowackiej.
Ustanowiono ogólne zwolnienie z zakazu prowadzenia pojazdów w dniu 24 i 26 grudnia br. oraz 6 stycznia 2023r. Zwolnienie dotyczy wszystkich samochodów ciężarowych poruszających się po autostradach, drogach dla pojazdów mechanicznych, drogach klasy I i drogach ruchu międzynarodowego, przyjeżdżających na terytorium Republiki Słowackiej z niektórych krajów sąsiednich, których przeznaczenie (np. siedziba firmy lub miejsce rozładunku) znajduje się na terenie Republiki Słowackiej.