Despite the exit closures, there was a mega traffic jam on the A10 on Saturday, the start of the Pentecost holiday, and in some municipalities in Salzburg, especially in Tennengau.
The Pentecost holiday starts with a traffic jam. On Saturday 26 kilometers of traffic jam on the Tauernautobahn (A10) between the Salzburg junction and the Ofenau tunnel towards Villach – especially in Tennengau it did not go any further. “Everything is fine,” reports Thomas Freylinger, local manager in Kuchl. A number of federal and state roads were also blocked.
“Blocking won’t help”
“The Germans just don’t learn it: they just always have to drive south on Saturdays. If it’s too much, then it’s just too much. Blockades don’t help either, so no accusations against traffic council member Schnöll or the police. “
Criticism of Hallein
Mayor Alexander Stangassinger (SPÖ) from Hallein also spoke of “major delays”: “You can see that holidaymakers continue to come from all directions. The exit barriers do not work. More staff is needed for a complete check.”
As is known, the exit barriers have been placed on the A10 exits so that the inner cities are not blocked by the sheet metal avalanches of holidaymakers. The lockdown started at midnight. In several German states such as Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the two-week Pentecost holidays have already started.
Police “reinforced” in action
For the first time, the country has called in a private security service for the Pentecost weekend, which checked together with police officers. Police were “reinforced” in action, it said. Another problem: Navis like Google Maps again showed federal and state roads as alternative routes.
Source: Krone
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