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Brenner traffic jam: “Even Germans are despairing”

Early evening chaos on the A13 between Brenner and the Luegbrücke bridge on Sunday. Congratulations to all those who kept an overview.(Bild: Peter Freiberger, Krone KREATIV)

The current one-lane closure of the dilapidated Lueg Bridge on the Tyrolean Brenner freeway (A13) for asphalting work gives a first foretaste of the multi-year bridge renovation from 2025. It is to be feared that traffic will come to a standstill. A "Krone" editor did the involuntary self-test on Sunday.

In itself, it was not a good idea. But it was "not a good idea" for many Tyroleans on Sunday, who were drawn to South Tyrol via the Brenner Pass despite wild traffic jam forecasts. The weather forecast simply promised better conditions for the south.