Italy: HGV traffic ban on the Brenner motorway
According to information issued by the regional authorities of the Bolzano province in South Tyrol, on 26th October, between 0:00 and 10 p.m. all heavy goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight of over 7.5 tons will be banned from using the northbound carriageway of the Brenner A22 motorway between Sterzing/Vipiteno and the Italian-Austrian border.
Any vehicles already travelling on this stretch of the A22 motorway at the time when the ban comes into force are obliged to stop at the parking place in Sterzing or any other designated parking areas along the motorway, or, depending on the circumstances, any other places regarded as suitable for parking by the police.
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