Stammfreich on the A10: Record backlog during the Pentecost holidays!

Stammfreich on the A10: Record backlog during the Pentecost holidays!

A huge stauchaos on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) puts travelers to their limits when it comes to traffic. Especially during the Pentecost holidays, there were record values ​​that even experienced drivers would not have expected. The traffic jam length reached dizzying 45 kilometers on Pentecost Saturday, which indicates that there is even more traffic this year than last year. According to Merkur were 29 percent more vehicles on the streets than 2024, and the waiting times are already ongoing up to five in the morning Hours.

The reason for this traffic catastrophe is not only due to the holiday trips, but also at the construction site in the Tunnel Ofenauer and the tunnel chain, which has existed since September 10, 2024. The completion of these conversion measures is plagued for the end of June 2025. These construction sites significantly influence the traffic, which Tagesschau impressively proven: In the direction of Italy, affected people have to count on considerable travel time that failed this weekend.

disorders due to diversions and failure of ASFINAG

Those responsible are under pressure: Herbert Thaler, a congestion advisor of the ÖAMTC, was surprised by the constantly long traffic jams, while the mayor of Kuchl, Thomas Freylinger, reported on permanent traffic since Thursday. Due to the massive travel traffic, navigation devices lead many vacationers over alternative federal roads, which ensures additional traffic jams even in small communities.

Alexander Stangassinger, city leader of Hallein, criticizes the failure of ASFINAG and the country, which have not managed to control traffic appropriately. The ASFINAG traffic dosing system has now reached its limits and can no longer regulate the high number of vehicles. Motorists not only build on main streets, but also on walking and cycling paths, which also exacerbates the situation.

The effects on a long weekend

The traffic problem does not only affect the Tauern motorway. In Tyrol, too, long traffic jams on the Brenner motorway towards Italy and Fernpass-Straße are not uncommon. ÖAMTC also reports that streets towards the north and Baltic seas is also overloaded by increased traffic.

The ADAC had warned of the bottlenecks in the run -up to the Pentecost weekend. In Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, where the school holidays have started, travel is particularly dense. Historically, Friday and Tuesday after Pentecost are one of the most steady days of the year, which has now been impressed again.

If you are traveling on the streets, you have to prepare for patience and lengthy travel times. Restrictions can also be expected for the coming days, as travel will continue to be high and the construction sites on the A10 will still provide challenges until the end of June.