The "NordicCombinedTriple" in Seefeld and the "UpperAustriaLadies" are considered crowd pullers in their sports. The result: traffic jams and long delays.

The end of the first half of the school year on Friday, 31.01.2025, not only brings the distribution of report cards, but also the first wave of travel this weekend. "Those particularly affected will be travellers from the two state capitals and the transit routes in the east from the afternoon hours," the ARBÖ traffic experts know from experience.

Traffic Jams and Delays

Motorists should expect significantly longer travel times into the evening on the following routes:

- West Motorway (A1), in the greater Vienna area and around Sankt Pölten

- South Motorway (A2), between the Vienna city limit and Guntramsdorf junction and between Wiener Neustadt and Seebenstein junction

- East Motorway (A4), between the Prater junction and Fischamend

- Danube Bank Motorway (A22), in the city of Vienna and at Stockerau

- Southeast Tangent (A23) along its entire length

- Altmannsdorfer Street, between Grünbergstraße and Altmannsdorfer Ast in Vienna

- Triester Street (B17), between Matzleinsdorfer Platz and Südautobahn in Vienna

- Franz-Josefs-Kai, Belt and Ring in Vienna sectionally throughout the course

Second Wave of Travel

The ARBÖ traffic experts expect the second wave of travel from the early morning until the afternoon on the transit routes in the west and the access roads to the ski areas. Specifically, these are mainly:

- Tauern Motorway (A10), between Hallein and Hüttau, with block handling in the construction area between Golling and Pass Lueg

- Inn Valley Motorway (A12), before the exits Kufstein/South, Wiesing/Zillertal, Haiming/Ötztal and Imst/Pitztal as well as in the greater Innsbruck area

- Brenner Motorway (A13), before the toll station Schönberg and the construction site before the Lueg bridge

- Arlberg Expressway (S16), between Bludenz and the Arlberg tunnel

- Zillertal Road (B169), throughout the course with block handling before the Brettfall tunnel

- Eibergstraße (B173), throughout its entire course

- Fernpassstraße (B179), throughout its entire course

- Pinzgauer Straße (B311), between Bischofshofen and Lend as well as Saalfelden and Lofer, in sections.

"The influx will significantly increase on the direct access roads to the ski areas," says ÖAMTC expert Marc Römer. According to ÖAMTC, on Saturday the Rheintal Autobahn (A14) before the Montafon exits and subsequently the L188, Montafoner Straße, Arlberg Expressway (S16) before the tunnel areas, sections of the Inntal Autobahn (A12), the side valleys of the Inn Valley (such as Ötz and Zillertal), Eibergstraße (B173) between Söll and Kufstein as well as the greater Kitzbühel area will be affected.

Progress may also be slower at times on the Altenmarkt -Radstadt - Schladming - Liezen (Ennstalstraße, B320) connection.

Measures Against Detour Traffic in Salzburg

The municipalities of Anif, Elsbethen, Grödig, Großgmain and Wals-Siezenheim have officially ordered traffic bans on the subordinate road network. In addition, there are exit prohibitions on the Tauern Autobahn (A10). Through traffic is not allowed to exit at Hallein, Kuchl and Golling in the southbound direction. In the northbound direction, the exits at Pfarrwerfen-Werfen and Eben im Pongau are closed. As in previous years, destination and source traffic as well as single-track motor vehicles are exempt from the measures according to ÖAMTC.

From February 1, everyone traveling on motorways or expressways will need the 2025 sticker or digital vignette. Please note that the digital vignette is only valid on the 18th day after online purchase, unless you buy it at an ÖAMTC point. Here, the great advantage is that the digital vignette is valid immediately after purchase.

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