by Slovenia: complete closure of the A1 motorway and and narrowed lanes on the A1, A2, A4 and A5
In the coming days, drivers in Slovenia can expect disruptions on the A1, A2, A4 and A5 motorways, which include complete closures, alternating traffic and lane narrowing.
Complete closure of the A1
The the A1 motorway between Brezovica and Vrhnika will be completely closed in both directions during three nights (10:00 PM to 4:00 AM) from Tuesday, 11 February to Friday, 14 February. A diversion route has been designated along a regional road. Additionally, work will be carried out on the emergency lane along the Kozina – Črni Kal section until early March.
Roadworks on the A1
Modernisation of the emergency lanes along the Arja Vas – Domžale section will continue until 16 February. As a result, single-lane traffic will be introduced on the following dates:
• 12 February (Wednesday) between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM on the Blagovica – Krtina section towards Maribor,
• 13 February (Thursday) between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM towards Ljubljana,
• 16 February (Sunday) between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on the Trojane – Blagovica section towards Ljubljana.
Additionally, until 14 February, single-lane traffic will be in place between the Dragučova junction and the Maribor East exit towards Ljubljana.
Single-lane traffic on the A2
• On Wednesday, February 12, there will be single-lane traffic on the Trebnje West and Trebnje East sections. Between the Bič and Trebnje West exits towards Obrežje, traffic will be conducted along two narrowed lanes – the works are scheduled to be completed in early April.
• Delays can also be expected in the Karawanki tunnel – on the night of February 11 to 12 (Tuesday/Wednesday), as a result of alternating traffic between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
Roadworks on the A4 and A5
• There will be singler-lane traffic on various sections of the A5 until February 14, including: between the Sveta Trojica – Lenart – Pernica exits, and on 11-13 February on the Cerkvenjak – Sveti Jurij, Vučja Vas – Murska Sobota and Lipovci – Turnišče – Lendava – Pince.
• On the A4, work will be carried out daily on the Slivnica – Draženci, Draženci – Most Puh and Draženci – Gruškovje section until 14 February.
Closures of regional road
Traffic disruptions will also affect local roads.
The Vavta Vas – Dolenjske Toplice – Podturn regional road in Dolenjske Toplice will be closed until 1 April due to the reconstruction of the bridge. A diversion has been created via Dolenjske Toplice – Straža – Soteska – Podturn.
by Traffic disruptions in the Fréjus Tunnel – schedule of closures and alternating traffic
Drivers travelling through the Fréjus Tunnel must prepare for temporary traffic disruptions. Owing to maintenance work, which started on February 3 and will continue until March 3, the organisation of traffic has been changed.
The greatest disruption will occur on 26 February (Wednesday) when the tunnel will be completely closed from 00:00 to 05:00. During this time, drivers will have to use alternative routes.
Alternating traffic at night
From Monday to Friday alternating traffic along the entire length of the tunnel may cause additional delays. Since no work will be carried out on Saturday and Sunday evenings, traffic disruptions are not expected during these times.
Detailed schedule of closures and traffic management in the Fréjus Tunnel for February 2025
by Watch out for misleading satnav directions: the lorry checkpoint on the A13 in Austria is closed
Since 1 January 2025, one lane is open to traffic in each direction on the Lueg Bridge. As a result, the lorry checkpoint at Brenner-Nord in the northern direction has been closed.
The only exception has been made for vehicles using the Rollende Landstraße (RoLa), an intermodal transport system in which lorries are transported by rail. All other lorries are required to continue using the A13 motorway.
❗IMPORTANT: Satnav systems may incorrectly indicate that lorries should pass through the checkpoint. Remember! All trucks must change to the inside lane before passing the Luegbrücke bridge. For this reason ASFINAG recommends that all HGV drivers should make this lane change immediately after passing the Brenner border tunnel in a northerly direction.
by Belgium: renovation of the Liefkenshoek Tunnel
Drivers travelling through Belgium must prepare for disruptions in the Liefkenshoek Tunnel related to regular maintenance and renovation work.
As a result, only one lane will be available in each direction. In addition, vehicles wider than 3.5 metres will be prohibited from entering the tunnel. The work will be carried out on the following dates:
7 February (9:00 p.m.) – 10 February (5:00 a.m.)
21 February (9:00 PM) – 24 February (5:00 AM)
28 February (9:00 PM) – 3 March (5:00 AM)
Regular tunnel maintenance will be carried out according to the following schedule:
✅ On Thursdays, the tunnel shaft towards Beveren will be closed.
✅ On Fridays, the shaft towards Stabroek will be closed.
Each tunnel closure is in effect from 9 PM until 5 AM the following morning. Drivers should familiarize themselves with the diversion routes in advance and adjust their travel plans accordingly.
Detour routes available ➡ HERE
by Austria: temporary entry bans in the Salzburg-Umgebung district
On 23 January, the Salzburg district administration issued a driving ban, which prohibits drivers from entering certain urban areas during semester breaks, and school holidays connected with Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Corpus Christi.
The holiday travel regulations are based on Section 44a Paragraph 1 of the Road Traffic Regulations 1960 (StVO) and introduce measures to prevent vehicles from avoiding traffic jams, in particular by prohibiting entry to vehicles that do not meet certain requirements. In each case the ban is accompanied by additional signs informing about the following exceptions for:
– cyclists
– vehicles departing from or heading for destinations located in the federal state of Salzburg.
The ban applies on the following dates:
◾ Semester break: from 10:00 AM on Friday, 31 January➡ to 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 2;
◾ Semester break: from 10:00 AM on Friday, February 7➡ to 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 9;
◾ Semester break: from 10:00 AM on Friday, February 14➡ to 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 16;
◾ Easter break: from 10:00 AM on Friday, April 11➡ to 8:00 PM on Monday, April 21;
◾ Ascension holiday break: from 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 28➡ to 8:00 PM on Sunday, June 1;
◾ Pentecost holiday break: from 10:00 AM on Friday, June 6➡ to 8:00 PM on Monday, June 9;
◾ Corpus Christi holiday break: from 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 18➡ to 8:00 PM on Sunday, June 22.
Municipalities affected by the ban
⭕ Municipality of Anif
a) on the B159 – Salzachtal Straße towards Hallein at km 0.0+4m,
b) on Ahornstraße at the intersection with B160 – Berchtesgadener Straße towards Niederalm;
c) on Neu-Anifer Straße at the intersection with B160 – Berchtesgadener Straße towards Niederalm;
d) on Kirchenstraße at the intersection with B159 – Salzachtal Straße towards Grödig;
e) on Schloss-Lasseregg-Straße at the intersection with B159 – Salzachtal Straße towards Grödig.
⭕ Municipality of Elsbethen
◾ on the L105 – Halleiner Landesstraße towards Hallein at km 4.0-56m.
⭕ Municipality of Grödig
a) on Neue-Heimat-Straße, at the intersection with the B160 road – Berchtesgadener Straße towards the district of Grödig;
b) on Moosstraße after the intersection with the Jagerbauernweg towards Fürstenbrunn/Grödig;
c) at the beginning of the access road to the Leube company (Gutrathbergweg) at km 1.8+20m of the B 160 road – Berchtesgadener Straße towards Hallein;
d) on the L104 road – Grödiger Landesstraße at km 8.0+28m towards Niederalm;
e) on the L104 road – Grödiger Landesstraße road at the junction with the B 160 road – Berchtesgadener Land in the direction of Grödig;
f) on the L237 road – Glanegger Landesstraße road at the junction with Moosstraße in the direction of Fürstenbrunn;
g) on the B 160 road (Berchtesgadener Straße) directly at the border crossing Hangendenstein in the direction of Salzburg.
⭕ Municipality of Großgmain
a) on the L237 road (Glanegger Landesstraße) at the junction with the L114 road – Großgmainer Landesstraße road in the direction of Fürstenbrunn;
b) on the L 114 road (Großgmainer Landesstraße) in Großgmain directly at the border crossing in the direction of Salzburg.
⭕ Municipality of Wals-Siezenheim
a) on Viehhauser Straße at the motorway junction towards Viehhausen
b) on Lagerhausstraße and Edelweißstraße (signposted in each case at the junction with the B1 – Wiener Straße towards Wals city centre)
c) on Schulstraße at the junction with Kasernenstraße towards Walserfeld
d) at the junction with the B1 road – Wiener Straße towards Viehhausen
e) on Josef-Hauthaler-Straße at the junction with Laschenskystraße towards Moosstraße
f) on the B 1 road (Wiener Straße) km. 312.074 towards Salzburg.
by Spain: HGV restrictions on the AP-7 and A-7 in Valencia partially lifted
The General Directorate of Traffic in Spain has decided to partially lift HGV restrictions on the AP-7 and A-7 motorways, which were introduced following the tragic consequences of the floods in the Valencian Community, which have caused significant damage to the city’s road infrastructure.
The derogation from the current driving ban for heavy goods vehicles with a GVW of over 7,500 kg applies on working days, from Monday to Friday, but only from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Motorway sections affected by the derogation:
◾ the northern section of the southbound AP-7 motorway, from km 465.5 in Almenara (Castellón-Valencia border) to km 480 in Puzol;
◾ the southbound section of the A-7 motorway (Valencia north bypass) from km 307 in Puzol to km 336 (connection with the A-3).
The above derogation applies to vehicles travelling on the southbound carriageways of the AP-7 and A-7 motorways between the designated kilometre points, with a mandatory diversion starting at km 336 (connection with the A-3) along the A-3 motorway towards Madrid.
The derogation has been in effect since Wednesday 6 November, and will be maintained until the A-7 is fully operational. The remaining restrictions provided for in the traffic management order of 3 November remain in force.
by Eurotunnel to be closed overnight from 25 to 26 of January
The temporary overnight service suspension is connected with a bi-national safety exercise organised by the French and British authorities during the night of the 25th to 26th of January.
The last freight shuttle on Saturday night will depart (local times):
▶️ From Folkestone: at 22:22
▶️ From Calais: at 23:20
The first freight shuttle on Sunday morning (local times):
▶️ From Folkestone: at 05:14
▶️ From Calais: at 06:16.
Both the Calais and Folkestone terminals will be closed during this time. Le Truck Village and LeShuttle Freight Truck Park in Calais remain open during this closure.
by Slovakia: the I/51 road closed from 9 to 17 November
The I/51 road between Jablonica and Trstín, at the Biela Hora Pass in the Senica district will be completely closed over over a week starting from November 9.
The reason for the closure is the felling of trees connected with the reconstruction of the I/51 road, which is underway.
The 2.5km section of the road will be closed from 06:00 AM on Saturday, November 9, until 10:00 PM Sunday, November 17.
DIVERSION ROUTES:
◾ Through traffic involving vehicles or vehicle combinations with a length over 10 m continues to be diverted along the route marked with temporary road signs.
◾ A diversion for vehicles with a GVW of over 12 t and buses follows along roads II/501 and III/1291 via Jablonica – Prievaly – Buková – Trstín and back.
◾ A diversion for vehicles with a GVW of over 12 t follows along roads II/501, II/499 and II/502 via Jablonica – Brezová pod Bradlom – Vrbové – Dechtice – Trstín and back.
by France: additional driving bans in winter and summer months
In 2025, the general driving for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of over 7.5 tonnes in France, which applies from 10:00 PM on Saturdays and the day before public holidays to 10:00 PM on Sundays and public holidays, will be extended during the winter and summer months.
Driving bans in the summer
⭕The ban applies to vehicles with a GVW of over 7.5 t, ecept for special vehicles and agricultural machinery and vehicles.
⭕It is in effect on the entire road network from 07:00 AM to 7:00 PM on the following Saturdays:
❌July: 5, 12, 19, 26
❌August: 2, 16, 23
⭕Exceptions on certain days and for specific regions
◾ Saturday, July 5, the driving ban does not apply in the following regions:
– Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est, except for the A6 and A31 motorways towards Lyon and Beaune respectively, which remain closed to these vehicles.
– Hauts-de-France, except for the A1 and A16 motorways towards Paris, which remain closed to these vehicles starting from their connection with the A29 motorway (southern connection with the A16 motorway).
◾Saturday, August 23, the driving does not apply in the regions:
– Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est, except for the A6 and A31 motorways towards Paris and the border with Luxembourg, respectively, which remain closed to these vehicles.
– Hauts-de-France, except for the A1 and A16 motorways in towards Lille and the border with Belgium, respectively), which remain closed to these vehicles until the point where they join the A29 motorway (southern connection with the A16 motorway).
Driving bans in the winter
⭕ The ban applies to vehicles with a GVW of over 7.5 t, ecept for special vehicles and agricultural machinery and vehicles.
⭕It in in effect on some roads in the Rhône-Alpes region from 07:00 AM to 6:00 PM and from 10:00 PM to 12:00 PM on the following Saturdays:
❌February: 8, 15, 22
❌March: 1, 8
❗Note: Vehicles affected by the ban are allowed to drive on the Saturdays listed above between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
Roads in the Rhône-Alpes region affected by the winter ban
⭕ Bourg-en-Bresse – Chamonix:
◾ A40: Pont d’Ain – Passy-le-Fayet
◾ RD1084: Pont d’Ain – Bellegarde
◾ RD1206: Bellegarde – Annemasse
◾ RD1205: Annemasse – Passy-le-Fayet
◾ RN205: Passy-le-Fayet – Chamonix
⭕Lyon – Chambéry – Tarentaise – Maurienne:
◾ A43: Lyon – Fréjus Tunnel
◾ A430: Pont-Royal – Gilly-sur-Isére
◾ RN90: Gilly-sur-Isére – Bourg-Saint-Maurice
◾RD1090: Bourg-Saint-Maurice – Séez
⭕Lyon – Grenoble – Briançon
◾ A48: Coiranne – Saint-Égréve
◾ A480: Saint-Égréve – Pont-de-Claix
◾ RN85: Pont-de-Claix – Vizille
◾ RD1091: Vizille – Briançon
⭕ Bellegarde – St Julien-en-Genevois – Annecy – Albertville
◾ A41 nord: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois – Cruseilles
◾ RD1201: St Julien-en-Genevois – Annecy
◾ RD1508: Bellegarde – Annecy
◾ RD1212: Ugine – Albertville
⭕ Chambéry – Annecy – Scientrier
◾ A410: Scientrier – Cruseilles
◾ RD1201: Chambéry – Annecy
◾RD1203: Annecy – Bonneville
⭕Grenoble – Chambéry
◾ A41 sud: Grenoble – Montmélian
◾ RD1090: Montmélian – Pontcharra
by Italy – additional HGV driving ban on the A22 Brenner motorway
According to information announced by the government commissioner for the province of Bolzano, the Austrian authorities have introduced an HGV driving ban for vehicles with a GVW over 7.5 tonnes, which applies on the northbound carriageway of the Brenner motorway from Sterzing to the state border at Brenner on all Saturdays from January 11 to March 15, between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Vehicles affected by the ban which are already traveling on the Brenner motorway in the province of Bolzano when the ban comes into effect, can stop at the SA.DO.BRE parking lot in Sterzing / Vipiteno or at other places along the motorway in the neighboring communes or in parking lots designated by the traffic police.
The following transports are exempt from the ban:
◾ Transports of slaughter cattle or livestock, mail items and periodicals, supplies of drinks to tourist areas, urgent deliveries to petrol stations, catering establishments and events or repairs of cooling systems, towing services, roadside assistance, assistance in emergencies, medical care, the use of vehicles by road maintenance companies or to maintain road traffic, in road or rail construction, the use of vehicles by public security services, fire brigades, the use of vehicles for garbage collection, waste disposal, to maintain the operation of water treatment plants or the use of vehicles by companies providing regular passenger transport services, as well as journeys of vehicles used by travelling carnivals, incl. teams of lighting and sound engineers travelling to and from the venue, urgent journeys involving trucks, articulated vehicles or trucks with trailers used by the Austrian armed forces, journeys of self-propelled agricultural machines, humanitarian aid transports performed by recognized organizations;
◾ Journeys involving combined rail-road freight transport from the consignor to the nearest technically suitable loading station or from the closest technically suitable unloading station to the consignee and back to the next loading station, provided that a fully completed document can be presented showing that the vehicle or its superstructures (swap bodies, containers) are to be transported by rail or have already been transported; this applies mutatis mutandis to combined water-road freight transport.
◾ Journeys performed exclusively to transport goods to or from airports or military airfields that are used for civil aviation purposes.