New Restrictions for Trucks in Austria. B317, B320 and B114 Bans Reinstated

Austria has reinstated driving bans for trucks over 7.5 t on three key routes in Styria: the B317, B320 and B114. After road signage was corrected in accordance with a Constitutional Court ruling, the bans have been reintroduced and supplemented with night-time restrictions for vehicles over 3.5 t.

B317 Scheifling - Dürnstein

On the B317 (Friesacher Straße) between Scheifling and Dürnstein, the driving ban for trucks over 7.5 t (including both tractor units and truck–trailer combinations with a total mass exceeding 7.5 t) has been reinstated. It applies in both directions on the following segments:
- km 19.000 + 069 m - km 19.400 (B317–B96 junction)
- km 0.200 - km 22.800 + 062 m (southern end of Dürnstein)
The ban has been in force since the installation of new signage in October 2025, from 05:00 to 22:00. Additionally, a night-time ban for vehicles over 3.5 t applies from 22:00 to 05:00. The signage has been adapted to meet the requirements of the Constitutional Court (VfGH), ensuring the full legal validity of the ban and improving road safety.

Exemptions:
▫️ Road maintenance vehicles, military vehicles, breakdown and towing services, public safety services, and vehicles used in disaster response.
▫️ Training vehicles used for driving courses and driving licence examinations.
▫️ Vehicles operating in origin or destination traffic (Ziel- und Quellverkehr) in areas that cannot be accessed without travelling through the restricted section.
▫️ Vehicles operating in origin/destination traffic within the districts of Murau, Murtal, Leoben, Tamsweg and St. Veit an der Glan, provided that the transported cargo requires loading or unloading there, or if technical tools necessary for these operations must be transported.
▫️ Trucks whose registered place of business is located in the above-mentioned districts, when the trip is made to or from the company’s regular parking location, including empty runs. Vehicles whose drivers live in these districts, if the loading/unloading location is closer to their residence than to the company headquarters.

B320 Ennstalstraße

Restrictions for heavy goods vehicles have also been reinstated on the Austrian B320 Ennstal Straße. On 27 October 2025, the district authority of Liezen announced the reintroduction of a driving ban for trucks with a GVW above 7.5 t from 05:00 to 22:00, except for origin and destination traffic and journeys undertaken by drivers living in the areas covered by the regulation. In addition, the night-time ban for trucks over 3.5 t (22:00-05:00) remains in force.

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

Exemptions from the ban
1. Traffic within specific municipalities (origin or destination traffic, including empty runs):
▫️ District of Liezen: Admont, Aich, Aigen im Ennstal, Altaussee, Altenmarkt bei St. Gallen, Ardning, Bad Aussee, Bad Mitterndorf, Gröbming, Grundlsee, Haus, Irdning-Donnersbachtal, Landl, Lassing, Liezen, Michaelerberg-Pruggern, Mitterberg-St. Martin, Öblarn, Ramsau am Dachstein, Rottenmann, Schladming, Selzthal, Sölk, Stainach-Pürgg, St. Gallen, Trieben, Wörschach
▫️ District of Gmunden: Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Bad Ischl, Ebensee am Traunsee, Gosau, Hallstatt, Obertraun, Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Traunkirchen
▫️ District of St. Johann im Pongau: Altenmarkt im Pongau, Filzmoos, Forstau, Radstadt, Untertauern, Tweng - Obertauern section

2. Traffic within specific areas (origin and destination traffic, including empty runs):
▫️ District of Liezen: Gaishorn am See, Wildalpen
▫️ Districts: Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Graz-Umgebung, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, Leibnitz, Leoben, Südoststeiermark, Weiz, Hallein, Zell am See, Tamsweg, Spittal an der Drau, Kitzbühel, Lienz
▫️ District of St. Johann im Pongau: Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Bischofshofen, Dorfgastein, Eben im Pongau, Flachau, Goldegg, Großarl, Hüttau, Hüttschlag, Kleinarl, Mühlbach am Hochkönig, Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau, St. Martin am Tennengebirge, Sankt Veit im Pongau, Schwarzach im Pongau, Wagrain, Werfen, Werfenweng
▫️ District of Kirchdorf an der Krems: Edlbach, Hinterstoder, Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn, Molln, Rosenau am Hengstpaß, Roßleithen, Sankt Pankraz, Spital am Pyhrn, Vorderstoder, Windischgarsten
▫️ District of Salzburg Umgebung: Ebenau, Faistenau, Fuschl, Hintersee, Hof bei Salzburg, Sankt Gilgen, Strobl
▫️ District of Vöcklabruck: Steinbach am Attersee, Unterach am Attersee

3. Exemption related to the driver’s place of residence:
▫️ Applies to trucks whose driver lives in one of the municipalities listed under points 1 or 2, and the planned loading or unloading point is closer to the driver’s residence than to the company’s headquarters.

B114 Triebener Straße

The driving ban for trucks over 7.5 t on the B114 has been in force since 16 June 2025 (updated version of 29 October 2025).

Exemptions:
- Vehicles operating in origin or destination traffic in the municipalities of Hohentauern, Pölstal, Pusterwald, Trieben and in the cadastral community of Pöls.
- Vehicles belonging to companies based in this area – permitted to travel to and from their regular parking location.
- Emergency services vehicles: rescue services, police, military (Bundesheer), roadside assistance, fire brigade.
- Training vehicles used for driving lessons and examinations.