by Belgium: renovation work in the Kennedytunnel and Liefkenshoektunnel
Traffic in the area is going to be seriously affected.
The Kennedytunnel
In order to reduce inconvenience to drivers, the renovation work will be conducted mainly at night. During the first phase, starting on August 21, work will be carried out in the tube in the direction of Ghent. Work in the tunnel in the direction of Antwerp will commence in January 2023.
Closure schedule
in the direction of Ghent
➡ from Sunday, 21 August to Monday, 19 December
➡ weekend closure from 2 to 5 December OR from 9 to 12 December (subject to change)
in the direction of Antwerp
➡ night closures from January 15, 2023 to May 23, 2023
➡ weekend closure from 5 to 8 May, 2023 OR from 12 to 15 May, 2023 (subject to change)
Night closures, lasting from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, will take place on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. When the tunnel is closed at night, traffic will always be diverted through the other tunnel, with one lane for each direction of traffic.
The Liefkenshoektunnel
Work in the tunnel in the direction of the Netherlands will start at 10:00 PM on Friday, August 26 and will continue until 5:00 AM on Monday 5 September.
❗ Only 1 lane (3.75 m wide) will be available during this time. For the sake of traffic safety, drivers are advised to avoid journeys through the Liefkenshoektunnel during the above-mentioned period. Transports wider than 3.75 m will not be allowed to use the tunnel.
by Spain: A6 closures
The closures are due to resurfacing work on the section of the A-6 in Madrid in the direction of A Coruña between KP 12+850 and 18+000.
➡ two lanes of the A-6 in the direction of A Coruña will be closed from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM and one lane from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM between 00:00 on Tuesday, August 16 and 12:00 on Friday, August 19
➡ The BUS-VAO road in the direction of Madrid will remain open from 6.30 AM to 11.30 AM and in the direction of Coruña from 12.00 to 11.00 PM, as this the central road with free access depending on the registered traffic volume
➡ The M-40 / M-503 / M-50 corridor is recommended as an alternative route.
by Tirol increases the number of HGV traffic restrictions
According to the new calendar approved by the Tyrolean state government for the first half of 2023, there are 24 days when the number of lorries allowed to pass the German-Austrian border per hour will be limited. That is 3 more days than in the same period of 2022.
On these days, the police will slow down HGV traffic at a specially created checkpoint on the A12 in the direction of Innsbruck near Kufstein Nord, starting from 5 AM and, if necessary, bring it to a standstill so that only around 300 trucks from Germany are allowed to travel along the A12 per hour.
The calendar for the first 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 August 15 without a ban on heavy goods vehicles in France
The waiver is effective on Monday, August 15, 2022 from midnight to 2:00 p.m. and applies to the carriage of selected goods.
Bans will be lifted on vehicles transporting only food and feed, hygiene products and drugstore products from storage to point of sale, within the goods shipping area and adjacent departments on Monday 15 August 2022 from midnight to 2:00 pm. The return of these vehicles unladen after unloading is allowed in the shipping area and adjacent departments.
In the event of an inspection by the agents of the competent authority, drivers must be able to demonstrate compliance with the transport carried out. Any document allowing the justification of the transport must be delivered to the agents of the competent authority and be in the vehicle or be immediately available (e.g. online).
by Fee waiver for special transports on AP9 and AP53 in Spain
Transports with certain dimensions will be able to travel for free on the AP9 and AP53 motorways overnight until December 31, unless an alternative section is available in advance.
The collapse of the two spans of the El Castro viaduct on the A6 at the height of Pedrafita do Cebreiro in the lane towards Madrid made certain transports impossible to travel through the city due to dimensions and road safety hazards. Therefore, the Spanish Ministry of Transport allows free travel on the AP9 and AP33 motorways between 22:00 and 6:00 for trucks over 26 meters long and 3 meters wide.
by Catalonia: Sunday and holiday restrictions
Taking into account the forecast of mass departures, the following restrictive measures have been adopted.
In view of the forecasted increase in traffic volume during the long weekend, the following restrictions have been 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. They will be in force from August 7, 14, 15 and 21 from 15:00 to 22:00 on the AP-7 north motorway, between km 111.1, exit 11 at Sant Celoni and Montseny, in the municipality of Sant Celoni and km 133.8, exit 13 at Granollers, Montornès del Vallès and Vilanova del Vallés, in the municipality of Montornés del Vallés.
by Germany: Changes in the holiday HGV driving bans
Article 1 of the holiday travel regulation of May 13, 1985, amended on June 24, introduces changes in the description of some motorway sections affected by the holiday driving ban.
The changes concern sections of the A1, A5, A7 and A10 (Berliner Ring). In addition, the ban on the section of the A215 has been lifted.
by Catalonia – additional HGV restrictions
In view of the forecasted increase in traffic volume on July 29 and 31, the following restrictions have been 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, July 29:
⏺ 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 Motoresll commune, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
⏺ 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, from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
On Sunday, July 31:
⏺ the northbound C-32, between KP 114, at the junction 113 at Canet de Mar, in the municipality of Canet de Mar, and KP 84.5, at the junction with the B-20, in the municipality of Montgat.
⏺ on the roads between the southbound C-32, between KP 47.5, the Gavà exit, in the commune of Gavà and KP 60, exit 15 at l’Hospitalet, in the commune of Cornellà de Llobregat;
⏺ the northbound AP-7 motorway, between KP 111.1, exit 11 at Sant Celoni and Montseny in the commune of Sant Celoni, and KP 133.8, exit 13 at Granollers, Montornès del Vallès and Vilanova del Vallés, in the municipality of Montornès del Vallès;
⏺ the southbound AP-7 motorway, between KP 158, where the B-30 joins the AP-7, in the commune of de Sant Cugat del Vallés, and KP 213 in the commune of Banyeres del
⏺ the B-23, between KP 8, exit 8 at Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei Sud, in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, and KP 15.5 on the B 23, at the junction with the AP-7, in the municipality of Castellbisbal.
by Spain: A6 closed at night
Owing to the renovation works the following section of the A6 motorway will be closed in both directions on the night of 27/28 July, between 11:00 PM and 06:00 AM, the motorway section will be completely closed.
• in the direction of A Coruña between KP 10+400 and 12+800,
• in the direction of Madrid between KP 23+000 and 11+000
An alternative route into Madrid starts at exit 23 on the A-6 towards the M-50 and then follows along the M-503 until it joins the M-40 and exit 15 on the A6, then along the service road (Avenida de la Victoria del Plantío) towards M-40.
An alternative route towards A Coruña starts at exit 11 on the A-6, then follows along M-503 only to return to the A-6 near las Rozas.
Information about the traffic situation will be displayed on information boards and on construction signs with a yellow background.
by Lorries banned from using alternative routes in Bavaria during HGV traffic restrictions in Tyrol
HGV traffic restrictions the border crossing in Kufstein (A12) between Bavaria and Tyrol regularly cause significant traffic jams on the German side, and consequently result in higher traffic intensity on alternative routes in Bavaria.
Currently road signs along the A8 and A93 motorways warn lorry drivers that vehicles with a MAM of more than 7.5 tons are not allowed to use other roads in order to avoid traffic jams on the motorways caused by the limiting of the number of lorries allowed to cross the border per hour.
On these days, traffic control authorities in the districts of Miesbach, Rosenheim, Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land ban lorries in cross-border traffic from leaving the motorway.
The ban applies to the following roads:
District of Miesbach
-the Holzkirchen junction, the Weyarn junction, the Irschenberg junction
-B307, B318, B472
-ST2010, ST2073, ST2077
-MB20, MB1
District of Rosenheim
-the Rosenheim-Ost junction, the Bad Aibling juntion, the Reischenhart junction, the Frasdorf junction, the Rohrdorf junction, the Achenmühle junction
-ST2363, ST2089, ST2010, ST2093, ST2359
-RO5
District of Traunstein
-the Übersee junction, the Grabenstätt junction, the Bergen junction, the Siegsdorf-West junction, the Traunstein/Siegsdorf junction
-B305, B307
-St 2364, St 2098
-District of Berchtesgadener Land
-the Bad Reichenhall junction
-B20
Exceptions:
Vehicles that have to make scheduled stops in the above mentioned dsitricts are allowed to leave the motorway under certain conditions. However, they have to return to the motorway immediately after the stop has finished. Acceptable reasons for scheduled stops:
• delivery or collection of goods,
• return of the lorry to its operational centre,
• a change of drivers,
• the need to take an obligatory rest break
• the journey to the driver’s place of residence,
• refueling or repairs.