Austria reinstates a truck ban for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on the B320 Ennstal Straße

With the installation of new road signs on October 27, 2025, the entry ban for trucks with a maximum permissible weight over 7.5 tonnes on the B320 Ennstal Straße has come back into effect.

After several months of unrestricted access, the Austrian B320 Ennstal Straße once again faces limitations for heavy goods vehicles. On October 27, 2025, the Liezen district authorities announced the reinstatement of the truck driving ban for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes GVW between 05:00 and 22:00, with exemptions for local delivery and destination traffic, as well as for drivers residing in the regulated areas. In addition, the nighttime ban on trucks over 3.5 tonnes (22:00-05:00) remains in force on this section.

The new regulations were implemented together with the installation of traffic signs, in accordance with the decree issued by the District Governor of Liezen on October 7, 2025 (BVBl. No. 54/2025). The exemptions include municipalities within the Liezen district and selected areas of the neighbouring districts in Styria, Upper Austria, and Salzburg.

The restrictions return following the decision of the Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) on June 25, 2025, which annulled the previous ban in force since 2019. According to the judges, the manner in which the earlier regulation had been announced - particularly the lack of clear information on the exceptions on road signs - violated traffic law requirements. The Court’s ruling temporarily allowed renewed truck transit through the Enns Valley. However, local authorities had announced the swift introduction of an amended regulation, which has now been implemented.

Full details of the exemptions can be found in §2 of the referenced decree - the legal basis for the current road signs.➡CLICK