Travel traffic

Traffic jam on the A10: two hours of lost time

The driver was uninjured, the van burned out completely.(Bild: Feuerwehr Werfen)

Travel traffic on the Tauernautobahn has been experiencing delays since the early hours of the morning. A burning vehicle at the Pongau junction exacerbated the situation.

"The traffic jam currently stretches back over Hallein," reported ÖAMTC traffic jam consultant Herbert Thaler from the Tauern Autobahn (A10). On Saturday morning, the route from the A1, Walserberg border crossing - A10 - A11, Karawanken tunnel border crossing became the most congested transit route. Since the early hours of the morning, drivers at the Walserberg border crossing had been making slow progress. Shortly after 7:00 a.m., a burning vehicle blocked the A10 between Werfen and Pongau.

Due to the clearing work, the highway had to be partly single-lane and partly completely closed. The Bischofshofen exit was completely closed until just before ten o'clock.

Over 10 kilometers of traffic jam and around 2 hours of lost time were the result. Further traffic jams occurred in Carinthia, on the A10 in front of the Oswaldiberg tunnel and on the A11 in front of the Karawanken tunnel. The waiting time at the exit exceeded half an hour.