Tunnel renovation

The traffic jam is back

Golling's town center is the alternative hotspot: if the block clearance is active before the Ofenau tunnel, there will soon be congestion on the roads off the A10.(Bild: zVg)

The restart of the tunnel construction site on the A10 brought the whole of Golling to a standstill on the very first day. The convoy of cars tried their luck on the highway and through the communities.

"It's just like always: the whole market is at a standstill," says Christine Holzmann in frustration: The tunnel construction site on the A10 has picked up speed again. Everything has been at a standstill again in Golling since Tuesday afternoon. In some places, nothing is working in either direction.

Until the end of June 2025, residents and businesses in the communities along the Tauern freeway will have to get used to traffic jams and hardship again. The construction break over the summer was too short for the long-suffering residents of Golling and Kuchl. "As soon as the block clearance in front of the tunnels is active, it becomes unbearable for us again," says hairdresser Holzmann.

One hour lost
Drivers on the A10 lost up to an hour yesterday on their way to Pongau. It will soon become even worse, as the two-way traffic area will only be activated in all five tunnels from Saturday. Return traffic from the south and predicted heavy rain could produce a mega traffic jam at the weekend.

The municipalities are alarmed. While roads in Golling have been repeatedly closed to transit traffic - officially due to construction work - Kuchl also wants to follow suit. "We are still in talks as to whether we can close seven single-lane roads just in case," says Kuchl's village chief Thomas Freylinger.