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Pentecost Autobahn Closures Trigger Prolonged Jams Across Germany and Austria

Persistent maintenance closures have forced holiday drivers onto overloaded detours, leading to multi-hour delays

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Wegen des in Richtung Süden gesperrten Elbtunnels ist der Verkehr auf der A1 besonders zäh. (Archivbild)

Overview

  • Hamburg’s Elbtunnel remains shut for 55 hours until Monday morning, diverting southbound traffic onto the A1 and adding over an hour to journey times between Billstedt and Stillhorn
  • Speed limits of 60 km/h on the Norderelbbrücke and a full weekend shutdown of the Köhlbrandbrücke have overloaded detours via B75, B4 and A255
  • The Austrian A10 Tauernautobahn recorded a second 25 km backlog on June 14 near Salzburg tunnel works, following a record 45 km jam during the first Pentecost wave
  • ADAC forecasts continued heavy congestion on southern German arteries—particularly the A3, A6, A7 and A8—as Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg enter the holiday’s second week
  • Drivers should plan ahead for more maintenance traffic with A43 night-time bridge closures set for June 17–18 and June 27–July 7, and two complete shutdowns of the A59 near Duisburg in August