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Salzburg: The HGV driving ban the B159 lifted until June 2025

Owing to the general renovation of the Ofenauer, Hiefler, Brentenberg, Zetzenberg and Helbersberg tunnels on the A10 motorway, which ism scheduled to take place from 9 September 2024 to 26 June 2025, the driving ban for vehicles with a GVW of over 7.5 t on the B159 Salzachtal Straße from km 34.4 +35m to km 35.2 +64m (in the village of Tenneck) will be lifted for throughout the period.

As a result of the renovation, only one lane will be available for traffic in each direction along this 14-kilometer section of the A10. In addition, a driving ban for vehicles wider than 3.20 m will come into effect along the entire section of the A10 affected by the renovation work. Special transports that cannot be diverted (e.g. to the Liebherr plant) will have to use the B159 Salzachtal Straße. The A10 exit will be closed for the entire renovation period. Depending on circumstances (e.g. traffic volume, the dosing of HGV traffic before the Helbersberg tunnel or the Ofenauer and Hiefler tunnels), the A10 exits towards Werden and Pass Lueg towards Salzburg must be closed. These disruptions will cause serious restrictions for regional commercial traffic (e.g. to the Sulzau industrial area, where there are gravel factories, asphalt plants, etc.). Experience from previous renovations of the A10 is another argument in favour of lifting the driving ban. Since the motorway exit closures are likely to increase travel times on this route, trcuks will be allowed to travel use the B159 Salzachtal Straße through the village of Tenneck for the duration of the renovation.

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Hungary: a change in weekend HGV driving bans

Saturday, August 3, will be an extra working day introduced in compensation for Monday, August 19, which has been declared a rest day because of the national holiday falling on Tuesday, 20 August. For this reason, the schedule of HGV driving bans will be different than is usually the case during the summer.

The driving ban will start at 10:00 PM on Saturday (August 3) and will last until 10:00 PM on Sunday (August 4). It applies to domestic and international transports and to all vehicles with a GVW of over 7.5 tons regardless of their environmental categories.

In summary, the ban will be in force on:
• August 3 (Saturday) from 10:00 PM to midnight
• August 4 (Sunday) from 00:00 to 10:00 PM.

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Austria: exits on the A10 motorway blocked to prevent drivers from avoiding traffic jams

The restrictions apply to vevicles with a GVW over 7.5 tons from 9 to 29 September with the exception of transports destined for Salzburg or other destinations in Austria. The restrictions listed below are an extension of the ban that was already in force during the summer months.

⭕Salzburg district-surrounding area – no exit from the A10 motorway:
• onto the B159 road – Salzachtal Straße towards Hallein from km 0.0+4m
• onto Ahornstraße at the intersection with the B160 – Berchtesgadener Straße towards Niederalm
• onto Neu-Anifer Straße at the intersection with the intersection with the B160 – Berchtesgadener Straße towards Niederalm
• onto Kirchenstraße at the intersection with the B159 – Salzachtal Straße towards Grödig
• onto Schloss-Lasseregg-Straße at the intersection with the B159 – Salzachtal Straße towards Grödig.

⭕Tennengau district – no exit from the A10 motorway
• at the Puch-Urstein exit (exit 11) towards Villach, to the Urstein Süd roundabout, to the right
• at the Hallein exit (exit 16) towards Villach on the L 107 Wiestal Landesstraße (roundabout)
• at the Golling-Abtenau exit (exit 28) towards Villach, on the B 159 Salzachtal Straße at km 21.290
• at the Kuchl exit (exit 22) onto the B 159 Salzachtal Straße at km 14.356. Exit towards Hallein on the right, station in the middle of the intersection; Exit towards Kuchl on the right on the green island between the two turning directions.

⭕Pongau district – no exit from the A10 motorway:
• at the Werden exit (exit 43) onto the B159 Salzachtal Straße
• at the Pfarrwerfen-Werfen exit (exit 44) onto the L229 Affenwenger Landesstraße
• at the Pongau junction (exit 46) onto the L276 Kreuzberg Landesstraße
• at the Lammertal-Hüttau exit (exit 56) onto the B166 G Schütt Straße
• at the Eben im Pongau exit (exit 60) onto the B99 Katschberg Straße
• at the Altenmarkt im Pongau exit (exit 63) onto the B320 Ennstal Straße
• at the Flachau exit (exit 66) onto the L230 Flachauer Landesstraße (roundabout).

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Switzerland – the A13 reopened

The section of the A13 motorway between Lostallo and Mesocco, which was closed following heavy storms and heavy rain in June, was reopened on Tuesday, September 3.

The renovation work, which began on June 24, has been largely completed, making it possible to reopen two lanes in each direction of traffic from Tuesday, September 3.

Extensive work has been carried out in recent weeks, including the removal of debris from landslides, the reinforcement of the motorway embankment next to the river with rock fill and the construction of a protective wall along the carriageway. In addition, the Moesa and Orbel streambeds have been cleared of debris to restore the natural course of the river.

Further cleaning work will take place in the coming weeks, but this will no longer affect traffic.

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Germany to introduce temporary checks on the border with France

In connection with the Olympic Games, checks will be introduced on the German-French border from July 20 to September 30. This may slow down HGV traffic.

In order to ensure the highest level of security, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has announced the introduction of temporary controls on the German-French border in the period preceding and during the Olympic Games in Paris. The intention will soon be communicated to the European Commission.

Temporary checks on the land borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland to combat smuggling and illegal migration will continue until December 15. Temporary checks on the German-Austrian border will last until November 11.

Temporary border checks are introduced according to Art. 25 of Schengen Borders Code in response to a serious threat to public order or internal securit

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Poland: Only one carriageway of the S86 in Katowice open to traffic – diversions for through traffic

The demolition of the flyover along Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street above the carriageway of the S86 towards Sosnowiec, which was scheduled to start on September 2, has been postponed until September 9. After this stage is over, the demolition work will commence on the other carriageway of the expressway.

As a result, the carriageway towards Sosnowiec will be closed and traffic will only continue along the carriageway towards Katowice, with two lanes in each direction.

Through traffic from the north (intersection of DK91 and S1 at the Podwarpie junction) and from the south (intersection of S1 and DK86 in Tychy) will be diverted via the S1 expressway and DK 94. Unless unforeseen circumstances occur, these diversions will be used for three weeks. The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) will keep drivers up to date about the next stages of the works.

Diversions for local traffic:

Because of the closure of Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street, the following diversion routes have been prepared for the following destinations:
– Dąbrówka Mała from the direction of Zawodzie via the streets: Bagienna, Burowiecka and al. Roździeńskiego,
– Bogucice from the direction of Zawodzie via the streets: Bohaterów Monte Cassino, Bagienna, al. Roździeńskiego, al. Korfantego and Katowicka,
– Zawodzie from the direction of Dąbrówka Mała via the streets: Leopolda, Le Ronda, Popiełuszki, al. Roździeńskiego, Murckowska and Bagienna and Strzelców Bytomskich, Hallera, al. Roździeńskiego, Murckowska and Bagienna,
– Zawodzie from the direction of Bogucice via the streets: Leopolda, Katowicka, Markiefki, al. Roździeńskiego and Bagienna.

After the completion of the construction work on Dobrowolskiego Street and at the ”Agata” junction of the S86 expressway, new diversion routes will be put in place:
– Zawodzie from the direction of Dąbrówka Mała via the streets: Leopolda, Le Ronda, Popiełuszki, al. Roździeńskiego (Agata junction), Burowiecka, Miednojei Bohaterów Monte Cassino roundabout,
– Bogucice from Zawodzie via the streets: Bohaterów Monte Cassino, Bagienna, al. Roździeńskiego, Dobrowolskiego and Katowicka
– Zawodzie from Bogucice via the streets: Leopolda, Katowicka, Dobrowolskiego, al. Roździeńskiego and Bagienna.

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The Mont Blanc Tunnel closed until December 16

The reason for the closure is the complete reconstruction of two portions of the tunnel vault, each with a length of 300 metres.

The Mont Blanc Tunnel, linking Modane in France with Bardonecchia in Italy will be closed for 15 consecutive weeks, from 5:00 PM on Monday, September 2, until 5:00 PM on Monday, December 16. During this time traffic will be diverted along the alternative routes shown below: mainly along the A43 motorway, which runs from France to northern Italy through the Fréjus Tunnel, and along the Swiss A2 motorway through the Gotthard Road Tunnel.

A map of diversion route during the closure:

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Hungary: a change in the weekend HGV driving ban

In response to a request from the Association of Hungarian Road Transporters (MKFE) regarding abnormally hot weather, the Ministry of Transport has partially suspended the HGV driving ban on national roads during the upcoming weekend (August 31 – September 1).

Normally, the HGV driving ban would apply from 3:00 PM on Saturday to 10:00 PM on Sunday, but motivated by the concern for drivers’ health, the Ministry of Transport has decided to introduce a derogation from the ban during the weekend night.

As a result, the ban will be in force:
• from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM on Saturday, August 31;
• from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Sunday, September 1.

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Additional Truck Ban in Bulgaria

On Friday (16.08), from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM, due to high temperatures, the movement of trucks over 20 tons will be restricted on road sections in the regions of Ruse, Razgrad, Silistra, and Veliko Tarnovo.

❌In the Ruse region, truck traffic will be restricted on the I-2 road from the exit of Ruse towards Razgrad, between the 12th and 37th kilometers, and on the I-5 road Ruse – Veliko Tarnovo, from the exit of Ruse, between the 6th and 65th kilometers. Traffic will also be halted on the I-5 road from the town of Byala towards Ruse to Ruse itself.

❌In the Razgrad region, truck traffic will be restricted on the secondary road I-2 Ruse – Shumen – Varna between the turn-off to the village of Pisanec and the village of Beli Lom, between the 37th and 93rd kilometers.

❌In the Veliko Tarnovo region, truck traffic over 20 tons will be temporarily restricted on the I-4 road Sevlievo – Veliko Tarnovo – Antonovo, between the village of Novo Selo and the turn-off to the village of Kavlak, between the 101st and 173rd kilometers. Traffic will also be halted on the I-5 road Polski Trambesh – Veliko Tarnovo – Gabrovo, from Polski Trambesh to Debelets, between the 65th and 115th kilometers, and on the II-55 road Debelets – Prevala – Gurkovo, between Debelets and the village of Mishemorkov Khan.

❌In the Silistra region, truck traffic will be temporarily restricted on the I-7 road Silistra – Shumen.

The suspension of truck traffic on selected sections of the national road network in the afternoon, when temperatures are at their highest, is aimed at minimizing the risk of road surface deformation and protecting the lives and health of travelers. Trucks will need to wait off the road at designated locations without obstructing traffic for other road users. The restriction does not apply to vehicles transporting perishable goods, temperature-controlled cargo, live animals, and hazardous materials.

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Traffic bans in Spain – detailed list of roads and sections for august 14 and 15

In Spain, traffic bans for trucks are particularly complex as they apply to specific road sections and on certain dates.

These bans are implemented especially during periods of high traffic, such as holidays, festive seasons, and weekends, to ensure smooth traffic flow and road safety. Below is a detailed list of roads and sections where truck traffic bans are in effect in Spain on August 14 and 15. These regulations may vary depending on the region and day of the week, making it crucial to check the latest information before planning a route. It is important for transport companies and drivers to stay informed about current traffic bans, which are often published by local road and transport authorities.

Detailed List of Spanish Traffic Restrictions