2024-01-06 08:00:53
The Christmas holidays end this weekend in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. The big trip home on Saturday and Sunday is made more difficult this year by two big factors. You will have to expect waiting times not only on the A9, but also on the A1, A7, A8 and A25.
Every year, at the end of the Christmas holidays, mile-long motorcades of Austrian, German and Dutch winter holidaymakers make their way home. Five centimeters expected This year, however, the situation is worse: snowfall is expected on the first weekend in January. “While it is still raining below 700 meters during the day on Saturday, the snowfall line drops down to the lowlands in the evening,” says Claudia Riedl from GeoSphere Austria. “The precipitation during the night and on Sunday will bring around five centimeters of new snow throughout the country, including in the central area.” But that’s not all: construction is going on diligently on the Pyhrnautobahn (A…9): numerous tunnels will be built until mid-February between Inzersdorf and Windischgarsten renovated. Traffic here is diverted to the opposite lane over long stretches. “There will be waiting times on the A…9 at the weekend, especially towards the north,” warns Marc Römer, ÖAMTC traffic expert. But the risk of traffic jams is not limited to the Pyhrnautobahn: “Dense convoys of traffic can also be expected on the A…1 (Westautobahn), the A…8 (Innkreisautobahn) and the A…25 (Welser Autobahn), especially in the direction of Germany “, continues Marc Römer. Staying cool in traffic jams “It’s important to find out about the conditions and the traffic before you start your journey. In traffic jams you should stay calm and keep a cool head!” When there is heavy snowfall, it is also safer to wait in traffic jams instead of taking detours. To make matters worse, many day-trippers will also be driving home from the slopes, and the four- The ski jump tour in neighboring Salzburg will also attract numerous visitors. Asfinag is still looking forward to the weekend calmly: “We are prepared for possible snowfall with all available winter service vehicles!” said a spokesman for “krone” and at the same time appealed to only travel with the appropriate winter equipment. Snow could remain. Father Frost Upper Austria is still gripped by ice even after the weekend: “A high from the north will bring nice but cold weather until the third week of January,” reports Claudia Riedl. So you should be prepared for a wintery, white week even in the lowlands.
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