by Belgium: night closure of the Zelzate tunnel
The reason for the closure are firefighting exercises of the Central Fire Service in the tunnel tube towards Antwerp.
The exercises will start around 9 PM on Monday, December 11, and are scheduled to end around midnight. The tunnel tube towards Antwerp will be reopened to traffic on Tuesday morning at 05:00. Traffic in the other tube of the tunnel in the direction of the coast will continue without any interruptions. During the closure traffic towards Antwerp will be diverted.
by Austria przedłużyła kontrole graniczne z Czechami
Zgodnie z rozporządzeniem Federalnego Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych, kontrole graniczne na wspomnianej granicy mają potrwać do 16 grudnia 2023 roku włącznie.
6 grudnia 2023 roku w Federalnym Dzienniku Ustaw opublikowane zostało rozporządzenie zmieniające w sprawie tymczasowego przywrócenia kontroli granicznych na granicach wewnętrznych z Republiką Czeską.
by Austria prolongs controls at the border with Czechia
By virtue of a regulation issued by the Austrian Minister of the Interior, checks at the Austrian-Czech border will continue until December 16, 2023.
The amending regulation regarding the temporary reintroduction of border controls at the internal borders with the Czech Republic was published in the Federal Journal of Laws on December 6..
by No more overtaking on the D1 in Czechia
On Saturday, November 11, an overtaking ban for lorries with a MAM over 3.5 t was introduced in the Czech Republic, which also applies to the D1 motorway.
The ban is in effect from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with the exception of the South Moravian region, where it starts at 5:00 AM. Lorries are allowed to overtake other vehicles on three-lane motorway sections but only using the middle lane. Drivers who fail to comply with the ban can be punished with fine of CZK 5,000-10,000 (200-400 euro) and 7 penalty points. The Ministry is planning to introduce an HGV overtaking ban on other highways as well.
by Austria po raz kolejny przedłużyła kontrole graniczne ze Słowacją
Zgodnie z nowym rozporządzeniem zdecydowano się na przedłużenie kontroli granicznych z Republiką Słowacją do 2 lutego 2024 roku.
W Federalnym Dzienniku Ustaw została opublikowana zmiana rozporządzenia w sprawie tymczasowego przywrócenia kontroli granicznych na granicach wewnętrznych z Republiką Słowacką.
by Austria prolong border controls
By virtue of an amendment to the regulation on the temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders with the Slovak Republic, published in the Federal Journal of Laws, Austria has prolonged controls along the border with Slovakia until February 2, 2024.
by Tirol: 24 days with limited cross-border HGV traffic in 2024
According to the official restriction schedule, there are 24 days when the number of lorries passing through the checkpoint at the Kufstein-Nord border crossing on the A12 Inntal motorway will be limited to 300. On the days listed in the schedule, the measure will be applied starting from 05:00 AM.
The restrictions will be implemented on the following days in the first half of 2024:
➡ January 8 (Monday)
➡ February 5 (Monday)
➡ February 12 (Monday)
➡ February 19 (Monday)
➡ February 26 (Monday)
➡ March 4 (Monday)
➡ March 11 (Monday)
➡ March 28 (Thursday)
➡ April 26 (Friday)
➡ May 2 (Thursday)
➡ May 3 (Friday)
➡ May 6 (Monday)
➡ May 7 (Tuesday)
➡ May 8 (Wednesday)
➡ May 10 (Friday)
➡ May 17 (Friday)
➡ May 18 (Saturday)
➡ May 21 (Tuesday)
➡ May 22 (Wednesday)
➡ May 23 (Thursday)
➡ May 27 (Monday)
➡ May 28 (Tuesday)
➡ May 29 (Wednesday)
➡ May 31 (Friday).
❗ Remaining dates until the end of this year:
➡ November 15 (Wednesday)
➡November 16 (Thursday)
➡ November 22 (Wednesday)
➡ November 23 (Thursday)
➡ November 29 (Wednesday)
➡ November 30 (Thursday)
➡ November 12 (Monday)
➡ December 12 (Tuesday).
by Germany prolongs border checks until at least December 15
Nancy Faeser, German Minister of the Interior, has prolonged checks along the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland until December 15.
The federal police can now continue to use the entire package of stationary and mobile border police measures flexibly, depending on the current situation. The ministry’s spokesman ha sconfirmed that the border checks are an effective and necessary means of preventing illegal immigration. Since October, 3,300 illegal entries have been detected along the Polish-German border.
Bundesinnenministerin @NancyFaeser verlängert die #Grenzkontrollen zu Polen, Tschechien & der Schweiz bis zum 15. Dezember. Die Bundespolizei kann nun weiterhin flexibel, je nach aktueller Lage das gesamte Bündel an stationären & mobilen grenzpolizeilichen Maßnahmen einsetzen.
by Poland prolongs controls at the border with Slovakia
The Polish Minister of the Interior and Administration has prolonged border checks at the Polish-Slovak border until November 22.
The border can only be crossed in designated places. Border controls have been introduced to prevent illegal migration along the Balkan route. Travellers crossing the Polish-Slovak border must be in possession of valid travel documents (ID card or passport).
The border can be crossed at the following points:
▶️9 road border crossings:
• Radoszyce;
• Periwinkle;
• Muszynka;
• Leluchów;
• Piwniczna-Zdrój – Mnišek nad Popradom;
• Jurgów;
• Chyżne;
• Korbielów;
• Zwardoń – Skalité Platforma.
▶️ 3 railway border crossings:
• Łupków – Palota;
• Muszyna – Plaveč;
• Zwardoń–Skalité.
▶️ 1 pedestrian border crossing:
• Zwardoń – Mýto.
by Poland once again prolongs controls along the border with Slovakia
Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration has decided to prolong checks along the border with Slovakia from December 4 to January 2, 2024.
Border checks will only be continued in the case of travellers entering Poland, who will be able to cross the border at designated places. In response to requests made by residents of the region along the border, traffic restrictions have been implemented at some border crossings. The measure has been introduced to prevent illegal migration from the Balkan route. Travelers are advised to carry travel documents – an ID card or passport.
Until January 2, 2024, the Polish-Slovak border can be crossed at the following points:
17 road border crossings:
• Radoszyce
• Periwinkle
• Muszynka
• Piwniczna-Zdrój – Mnišek nad Popradom
• Jurgów
• Chyżne
• Korbielów
• Zwardoń – Skalité Platforma
• Leluchów – only for citizens of the EU, the EFTA, and their spouses and children
• Konieczna – cannot be used by buses and minibuses, only for citizens of the EU, the EFTA, and their spouses and children
• Niedzica – same as above
• Łysa Polana – same as above
• Chochołów – same as above
• Winiarczykówka – same as above
• Ujsoły – same as above
• Bór – same as above
• Jaworzynka – Čierne –Skalité – same as above.
3 railway border crossings:
• Slate – Palota
• Muszyna – Plaveč
• Zwardoń–Skalité
2 pedestrian border crossings:
• Ożenna – only for citizens of the EU, the EFTA, and their spouses and children.
• Zwardoń – Mýto.