Hotspots in Tyrol

Patience required: traffic jams due to vacation shift changes

Traffic jams also on the B179 - here just before the Füssen border tunnel near Vils in the direction of Germany.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

Travel to and from the ski resorts led to the expected traffic jams on Saturday, especially in western Austria. According to the ÖAMTC, the main traffic jams in the morning were in Tyrol, Salzburg and the Styrian Enns Valley. In any case, drivers had to be patient.

There were traffic jams, gridlocked traffic and sometimes considerable delays in Tyrol, for example on the Inntalautobahn (A12) towards Germany from Kirchbichl, on the Fernpassstraße (B179) towards Germany between Nassereith and the Fernpass and between Heiterwang and Vils, on the Reschenstraße (B180) towards the A12 between Tösens and Prutz and on the Ötztalstraße (B186) towards the freeway from Köfels.

Traffic jams also on the Zillertalstraße.(Bild: Land Tirol Webcam)

The Zillertalstraße (B169) was once again a hotspot. There was also heavy traffic on the Seefelder Straße (B177) towards Bavaria in sections between Zirl and Scharnitz and on the entire Eibergstraße (B173) towards Kufstein on Saturday.

Traffic jams also in Salzburg and Styria
In Salzburg, there were traffic jams on the Pinzgauer Straße (B311) towards St. Johann in sections between Klamm and St. Johann and on the Salzachtalstraße (B159) northbound between Bischofshofen and Golling. There were also traffic jams on the Tauernautobahn.

On the Ennstalstraße (B320) in Styria, the columns heading towards Liezen between Schladming and Pruggern and from Weißenbach onwards were at a standstill again and again. Traffic is not expected to ease until the afternoon hours.