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Słowacja znosi zakazy

Dotyczy ono pojazdów, których przeznaczenie (np. baza firmy lub miejsce rozładunku) znajduje się na terenie Republiki Słowackiej.

W związku ze zbliżającymi się dniami ustawowo wolnymi od pracy Prezydium Policji Republiki Słowackiej udzieliło ogólnego zwolnienia (zgodnie z § 140 ust. 3 ustawy o ruchu drogowym) z zakazu prowadzenia pojazdów w dniu 24 grudnia 2021 r. oraz w dniach 1 i 6 stycznia 2022 r.

Zwolnienie dotyczy wszystkich samochodów ciężarowych poruszających się po autostradach, drogach dla pojazdów mechanicznych, drogach klasy I i drogach ruchu międzynarodowego, przyjeżdżających na terytorium Republiki Słowackiej z niektórych krajów sąsiednich, których przeznaczenie (np. siedziba firmy lub miejsce rozładunku) znajduje się na terenie Republiki Słowackiej.

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Catalonia: a change in Sunday HGV traffic restrictions

The new measure will take effect on Sunday, April 24 by virtue of the regulation of the Catalan Road Traffic Service, which introduces HGV traffic restrictions for 2022.

The regulation amends the restrictions that apply on the AP-7 between KP 5, at Girona-Norte and KP 216 in El Vendrell: the restrictions will not apply every Sunday, but only on Sundays when additional lanes are open in the opposite direction. On these days, lorries will only be able to drive along the right-hand lane with a maximum speed of 80 kph.

❗ In addition, on the following three days from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM lorries will not be able to use the AP-7 between KP 84.5 and 281 in both directions: on Sunday, June 26, Monday, August 15 and Monday, September 26.

As regards the restrictions in the Holy Week, owing to a delay in the entry into force of the regulation for 2022, the restrictions for 2021 are still in effect, which means that on April 17, lorries will still have to drive along the right-hand lane at a maximum speed of 80 kph.

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Hungary – suspensions of HGV driving bans

At the request of the Hungarian Road Transport Association (MKFE), the Hungarian Ministry of Transport has suspended the driving ban for vehicles with MAM over 7.5t during 8 night hours from Sunday April 17 to Monday April 18 to enable the movement of heavy goods vehicles on Hungarian roads.

After the changes, the driving bans will apply:
❌ on April 14 (Holy Thursday) from 10:00 PM to 10:00 PM on April 15 (Good Friday) (for all HGVs with MAM over 7.5 tons in domestic and international traffic)
❌ on April 16 (Holy Saturday) from 10:00 PM to 10:00 on April 17 (Easter Sunday) (for all HGVs with MAM over 7.5 tons in domestic and international traffic)
❌ on April 18 (Easter Monday) from 06:00 to 10:00 PM on 18 April (Easter Monday) (for all HGVs with MAM over 7.5 tons in domestic and international traffic)

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Additional bans in Austria

153th Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, with which a driving ban for trucks is imposed on certain roads (driving ban calendar 2022)

By virtue of Section 42 (5) of the 1960 Road Traffic Act, BGBl. No. 159/1960, last amended by BGBl. I No. 154/2021, the following is enacted:

§ 1. The movement of lorries or articulated vehicles with a maximum permissible total weight of more than 7.5 t and lorries with trailers, where the combined maximum permissible weight of both vehicles exceeds 7.5 t is prohibited

1. on April 15 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., on April 16 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., on April 25 between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. and on June 2, between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. along the A 12 motorway in the Inn valley and the A 13 motorway in the Brenner Pass if the destination of the journey is located in Italy or in a country that has to be reached via Italy;

2. on all Saturdays from July 2, up to and including August 27 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. if the destination of the journey is located in Italy or in a country that has to be reached via Italy and on April 15 and October 3 from midnight to 10 p.m. and on all Saturdays from July 2, to August 27, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. if the destination of the journey is located in Germany or in a country that has to be reached via Germany, along the A 12 motorway in the Inn valley and the A 13 motorway in the Brenner Pass;

3. on all Saturdays from July 2 up to and including August 27, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. outside built-up areas in both directions on the
a) Loferer Straße B 178 from Lofer to Wörgl;
b) Ennstalstraße B 320 starting at road kilometer 4, 500;
c) Seefelder Straße B 177;
d) Fernpassstraße B 179 from Nassereith to Biberwier;
e) Achensee Straße B 181;

4. on all Saturdays from July 2, up to and including August 27 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the A 4 motorway from the Schwechat junction to the Nickelsdorf state border in both directions, with the exception of terminating and originating traffic to and from the districts of Neusiedl am See, Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt area, Rust, Mattersburg, Bruck an der Leitha, Gänserndorf and Korneuburg.

§ 2.(1) The following journeys are exempt from the driving bans mentioned in § 1 items 1, 2, 3 and 4:

1. 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 services, as well as journeys of vehicles used by travelling carnivals (Section 2 (1) Z 42 KFG 1967), incl. teams of lighting and sound engineers travelling to and from the venue, journeys according to § 42 para. 3a StVO, urgent journeys involving lorries, articulated vehicles or trucks with trailers used by the Austrian armed forces or foreign troops staying in Austria by virtue of the Troop Residence Act, BGBI I No. 57/2001, or humanitarian aid transports performed by recognized organizations;

2. Journeys performed exclusively to transport goods to or from airports (Section 64 of the Aviation Act) or military airfields that are used for civil aviation purposes in accordance with Section 62 (3) of the Aviation Act;

3. 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 recipient 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;

4. Journeys with destinations in Italy or via Italy if they are made along the A 12 motorway in the Inn valley or the A 13 motorway in the Brenner Pass during the period specified in § 1 Items 1 or 2 and which can be credibly shown to be exempt from driving bans that apply in Italy;

5. Journeys with destinations in Germany or via Germany if they are made along the A 12 motorway in the Inn valley or the A 13 motorway in the Brenner Pas during the period specified in § 1 Items 1 or 2 and which can be credibly shown to be exempt from driving bans that apply in Germany.
(2) The driving bans mentioned in § 1 items 3 and 4 do not apply to empty runs performed until 10 a.m. to the driver’s place of residence, company headquarters, freight terminal, truck yard, the vehicle’s permanent location or the place from which the driver can return using public transport or a company car.

§3. Regulations that impose other driving bans remain unaffected.

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Since April 16, EU lorries banned from entering Belarus

Vehicles (cars and tractor units) registered in the European Union are banned from crossing the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union into Belarus.

Hauliers from the EU will be able to travel just 50 kilometers into the country. They should get to the transhipment points, where the cargo will be reloaded onto lorries operated by Belarusian and Russian companies. In this way, Russia wants to maintain the supply of goods, and at the same time ‘compensate’ for the sanctions, which prohibit trade using Belarusian and Russian vehicles.

There is a list of transhipment points near border crossings where lorries registered in the UE means of transport can reloaded their cargo. Information about these places can be found on the website of the State Customs Committee of Belarus.

This restriction will not apply:
– until 23 April to vehicles registered in the EU that entered Belarus before 16 April,
– to vehicles registered in the EU carrying mail and live animals.

Taking the above into account, The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure advises Polish citizens and hauliers not to travel to Belarus and Russia. Those who have vehicles in Belarus and Russia are advised to immediately return to Poland.

www.belta.by/ ZMPD/MI

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List of transhipment points in Belarus connected with the ban on the movement of EU vehicles

Listed below are transhipment points in Belarus connected with the ban on the movement of vehicles registered in the European Union. The restrictions also apply to vehicles with a permissible total weight of up to 3.5 tons.

Since April 16 wehicles registered in the EU can enter Belarus through designated border crossings only to reach places designated by the Belarusian authorities in order to load or unload goods and attach the trailer to another tractor.

Listed below are 14 places where vehicles registered in the EU can reach in order to load or unload and attach a trailer to another tractor unit:
⭕ Customs clearance point Brest – Beltamozhservice and Brest – Beltamozhservice-2 ➡️ Kozłowicze border crossing
⭕ Customs clearance in Brzostowica – Customs and Logistics Center and the waiting area for vehicles in the electronic queuing system before entering the Brzostowica road border crossing * ➡️ Brzostowica crossing
⭕ Customs clearance point Bruzgi – Customs and Logistics Center and the waiting area for vehicles registered in the electronic queuing system before entering the Bruzgi road border crossing * ➡️ Bruzgi crossing
⭕ Customs clearance point Grodno-GAP-2 ➡️ Prywałka crossing
⭕ Lida-auto customs clearance point and the waiting area for vehicles registered in the electronic queuing system before entering the Bieniakonie road border crossing * ➡️ Bieniakonie crossing
⭕Kamienny Łog customs clearance point – Beltamozhservice ➡️ pass Kamienny Łog, Kotłówka
⭕The waiting area for vehicles in the electronic queuing system before entering the Kotłówka road border crossing * ➡️ Kotłówka crossing
⭕The waiting area for vehicles in the electronic queuing system before entering the road border crossing Grygorowszczyzna * ➡️ Grygorowszczyzna crossing
⭕The waiting area for vehicles in the electronic queuing system before entering to the road border crossing Urbany * ➡️ Urbany crossing, Widze
⭕ clearance point Połock – Steklovolokno➡️przejcie Grygorowszczyzna, Urbany, Widze.

* the waiting area can only be used to connect a trailer to another tracktor,

As can be seen from the list above shows along the Polish-Belorussian border there are three transshipment points: in Kozłowicze, Bierestowice and Bruzgi.
The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure advises Polish citizens and hauliers not to travel to Belarus and Russia. Those who have vehicles in Belarus and Russia are advised to immediately return to Poland.

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Disruptions on the German A43 and Dutch A1

Drivers are advised to check the routes and allow extra time when planning their journeys.

Germany – A43

Owing to the reconstruction of the railway bridge over the A43 motorway south of the Herne junction, there will be multiple closures of the motorway in the coming months. Specific dates are listed below.

◾ On Saturday, April 30, concrete surface will be laid on the new structure above the exit. As a result, the A43 motorway in the direction of Münster and the connections to the A42 will be closed from 04:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
◾ The formwork will be disassembled during the weekend from 9:00 PM on Friday, July 1, to 5:00 AM on Monday, July 4. As a result, the connections to the A42 will be completely closed.
◾ During the weekend, from 9:00 PM on Friday, September 23, to 5:00 AM on Monday, 26 September, both carriageways of the A43 between the Herne and Herne-Eickel junctions will be closed, as will the connections to the junction. If one of the work stages is not completed within the scheduled time, the work will be postponed and a new date will be set in October.
◾ Final works are to take place in February 2023. During the weekend from 9:00 PM on Friday, 10 February 2023, to Monday 13 February 2023, the motorway will be closed again in both directions, including the connections in order to enable the demolition of the remains of the old bridge.

Netherlands – A1

The A1 Amersfoort in the direction of Amsterdam at the Eemnes junction will be closed from 9:00 PM on Friday, April 29 to 5:00 PM on Monday, May 2. The closures will affect several entrances, exits and connecting roads for the duration of the works. Long-distance traffic on the A1 Amersfoort to Amsterdam will continue without any interruptions.

From April 1 to June 20, major maintenance work on the Eemnes junction will be conducted over 7 weekends, resulting in various closures. Each weekend, work will take place on a different part of the intersection.

Closures and diversions
From 9:00 PM on Friday, April 29 to 5:00 AM on Monday, May 2:
◾ Entry and exit from Soest (10) A1 towards Amsterdam will be closed: Traffic from Amersfoort will be diverted via the entry and exit Laren (9) and via the A1 towards Soest (10).
◾ Traffic from Soest towards Amsterdam will be diverted via A1, entry and exit Baarn / Eembrugge (11).
◾Connecting road from Amersfoort (A1) towards Utrecht (A27 motorway) will be closed: Traffic from Amersfoort will be diverted via the Laren (9) and A1 exit and exit. Utrecht can also be reached from Amersfoort via the A28 Hoevelaken junction.
◾Amersfoort (A1) to Almere (A27) road will be closed: Traffic from Amersfoort will be diverted via A1, Laren exit and exit (9) and A1 to A27. Almere can also be reached from Amersfoort via the Hoevelaken / N301 / N305 junction (A28).
◾Amere (A27) to Amsterdam (A1) road will be closed: Traffic from Almere will be diverted via A1, joining and exiting Baarn / Eembrugge (11). Amsterdam can also be reached from Almere via the A6 motorway.

Work on the Eemnes junction will be carried out on the following weekends:
◾ Weekend 1: from 9:00 PM on Friday April 8 to 5:00 AM on Monday, April 11,
◾ Weekend 2: from 9:00 PM on Friday, April 22 to 5:00 AM on Monday, April 25,
◾ Weekend 3: from 9:00 PM on Friday, April 29 to 5:00 AM on Monday, May 2,
◾ Weekend 4: from 9:00 PM on Friday, May 13 to 5:00 AM on Monday, May 16,
◾ Weekend 5: from 9:00 PM on Thursday, May 19 to 5:00 AM on Monday, May 23,
◾ Weekend 6: from 9:00 PM on Friday, June 10 to 5:00 AM on Monday June 13,
◾ Weekend 7: Friday 17 June 21.00 to 5:00 AM on Monday, June 20.

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Francja : możliwe zakłócenia w ruchu na A16, A27 i A2

Mają one związek z badaniami dotyczącymi pochodzenia i celu podróży użytkowników transgranicznych.

Utrudnienia mogą wystąpić między 6 maja a 30 maja 2022 na granicach A16 w obu kierunkach oraz na A27 i A2 w kierunku Francja-Belgia.

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France: possible traffic disruptions on the A16, A27 and A2

The possibility is connected with the administration of a survey about the origin and destination of cross-border drivers.

Disruptions may occur between the 6th and 30th of May along the border with Belgium on the A16 in both directions and on the A27 and A2 in the direction of Belgium.