by Germany: HGV traffic bans on regional holidays should be lifted
The Federation of Transport Industry of Lower Saxony (GVN) demands that regional holiday traffic bans should be lifted.
The example given by GVN is the Reformation Day, which was declared a holiday in Lower Saxony, causing a serious economic problem for all hauling companies. As a result, cargo traffic is interrupted at the borders between the federal states, with lorries forced to wait in congested parking lots.
The regulation does not take into account the fact that in the neighboring federal states (North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse), through which the busy A2 and A7 motorways run, the Reformation Day is not a holiday. To make matters worse, in North Rhine-Westphalia (as well as in several other federal states) November 1, All Saints’ Day, is a public holiday. For Saxon transport companies this means 2 days of downtime – a traffic ban in Lower Saxony on October 31 and in North Rhine-Westphalia on November 1.
Lower Saxony, which is the transit and logistic heart of Europe, cannot afford such isolated solutions.
For this reason, the GVN demands that the government of Lower Saxony should exert pressure on the federal government calling for a total and permanent abolition of HGV traffic bans on three regional holidays (Corpus Christi, Reformation Day and All Saints’ Day).
by Traffic disruptions on the border crossing in Hrebennem
Since August 16, lorry drivers can expect temporary traffic disruptions at the border crossing in both directions due to construction work.
Repair work on fragments of damaged road surface will continue until mid-September. Lorry drivers are advised to choose other border crossings.
by Italy: HGV traffic ban on a bridge in Genoa
Since 20 August lorries with a maximum total permissible weight over 7.5 tons have been banned from using the Ponte Acciai di Genova bridge.
Since 20 August lorries with a maximum total permissible weight over 7.5 tons have been banned from using the Ponte Acciai di Genova bridge, following the collapse of the flyover of the A10 motorway connecting the districts of Oregina and San Teodoro over the Polcevera stream. The ban has been imposed for an indefinite period of time.
Although the municipality has permitted buses to use the bridge, drivers refuse to carry passengers along this route. They argue that since HGVs are banned from using the bridge out of concern for safety, this is all the more reason to ban buses that carry people. Passengers get off the bus at one side of the bridge, walk across it and get back on on the other side.
by Tirol increases the number of days with HGV traffic restrictions in 2019
According to the new schedule, there are 17 days between January and June on which the number of lorries allowed to cross the Austrian-German border between 5:00 and 12:00 will be limited to 250-300
This is four days more than in the first half of 2018. The restrictions are in effect around the feasts of Ascension, Pentacost and Corpus Christi. Altogether HGV traffic restrictions are to be expected on at least 30 days. By comparison, in 2018, restrictions have been scheduled on only 26 days.
The schedule for the first half of 2019:
– January: 07
– April: 24, 26, 29
– May: 02, 27, 28, 29, 31
– June: 06, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21.
by Hundreds of lorries turned back to Italy
The police in Austria have been strictly enforcing the vacation HGV traffic ban on motorways that go through the Inn Valley and the Brenner Pass (A12 and A13).
The ban was in place on Saturdays, from July 7 to August 25, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. (for lorries coming from Germany to Italy the ban in Tirol applies between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.).
During checks on the border with Italy, the police prevented about 420 lorries from entering Tirol. On the Austrian-German border, from the start of July 16 lorries leaving Germany were denied entry.
by Austriacka policja odesłała setki ciężarówek do Włoch
Policja austriacka konsekwentnie egzekwowała rozszerzony na terenie Tyrolu zakaz ruchu dla samochodów ciężarowych w okresie wakacyjnym na autostradach przebiegających przez dolinę Innu i przełęcz Brenner (A12 i A13).
Zakaz obowiązywał w soboty między 7 lipca a 25 sierpnia w godzinach 7.00-15.00 (w przypadku pojazdów ciężarowych jadących z Niemiec do Włoch zakaz na terenie Tyrolu obowiązuje w soboty w godz. 10.00-15.00).
W czasie kontroli na granicy z Włochami zatrzymano około 420 ciężarówek. Na granicy austriacko-niemieckiej z powodu zakazu od początku lipca zatrzymano 16 ciężarówek wyjeżdżających z Niemiec.
by Trzy całkowite zamknięcia autostrady M27
Utrudnienia te spowodowane będą pracami remontowymi na moście Romsey.
Angielski zarząd autostrad Highways England poinformował o trzykrotnym pełnym zamknięciu drogi A3057 oraz węzłów nr 3 i 4 na M27. Pierwsze zamknięcie nastąpi: od 22:00, w piątek 28 września do 6:00, w poniedziałek, 1 października 2018. Drugie od 22:00 w piątek 26 kwietnia do 6:00, w poniedziałek, 29 kwietnia 2019. Natomiast trzecie od 22:00 w piątek 18 października do 6:00, w poniedziałek, 21 października 2019.
by Three total M27 closures
The closures are associated with the works to replace Romsey Road Bridge over the M27.
Highways England have just informed about three total closures of the A3057 and the M27 junctions 3 to 4.
1st Closure: 22:00 Friday 28th September to 06:00 Monday 1st October 2018.
2nd Closure: 22:00 Friday 26th April to 06:00 Monday 29th April 2019.
3rd Closure: 22:00 Friday 18th October to 06:00 Monday 21st October 2019.
by Catalonia: HGV traffic ban on N-340 and N-240
The ban is intended to shift HGV traffic away from national roads to motorways, with the primary goal of improving road safety and decreasing traffic congestion and pollution.
The ban applies to heavy lorries (with 4 or more axles) and has been introduced on sections of N-340 and N-240 that run through Catalonia as far as the border with the province of Castellón.
by England: Drei komplette M27-Verschlüsse
Die M27 Autobahn wird komplett verschlossen um die Romsey Road Bridge über die M27 zu ersetzen.
Highways England hat gerade über drei Totalschließungen der A3057 und der M27 Kreuzung 3 bis 4 informiert.
Erste Schließung: 22:00 Uhr Freitag, 28. September bis 06:00 Uhr Montag, 1. Oktober 2018.
Zweite Schließung: 22:00 Freitag 26. April bis 06:00 Montag 29. April 2019.
Dritte Schließung: 22:00 Freitag, 18. Oktober bis 06:00 Montag, 21. Oktober 2019.