Tirol: Saturday truck driving ban calendar for winter 2020
Because the extended weekend HGV driving ban last winter proved to be an effective measure of counteracting heavy Saturday traffic or the coincidence of seasonal holiday and freight traffic, the state of Tyrol has submitted a new list of Saturdays in the winter of 2020 to be approved by the Ministry of Transport (BMVIT). The winter driving ban calendar for 2020 will be announced in the Federal Law Gazette after receiving BMVIT’s approval.
From 4 January to 14 March 2020, the HGV ban will be in effect on 11 Saturdays from 7 am to 3 pm on the A 12 Inntal motorway and A 13 Brenner Pass motorway. The driving prohibition on these days will continue by virtue of the regular weekend driving ban.
The decision about the period when the extended driving ban should be inroduced was based on evaluations from the previous year and findings of the police. Last winter, for example, 2,500 fewer trucks were recorded, thereby reducing the risk of a traffic collapse on the route from Kufstein to the Brenner Pass. As a result, many cases of heavy congestion and dangerous situations on motorway entrances and exits were avoided.
The Saturday ban from 7 am to 3 pm applies to trucks over 7.5 tons on the A12 and A13 bound for Germany or Italy, or if the destination has to be reached via Germany and Italy. After that time the regular weekend driving ban comes into effect. Trucks delivering goods to destinations in Tyrol are exempt from the ban, as in the previous year.
The extended driving ban will apply on the following Saturdays in 2020 from 7 am to 3 pm:
