Many traffic jams during holidays in Europe | ANWB

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23 July 2021 Vacationers have to take into account a lot of traffic jams this weekend. Summer holidays begin in many countries, which means European holiday routes are very crowded, especially on Saturday 24 July.

Holland

In the Netherlands it will be busy on Friday afternoon. Then ANWB Traffic Information takes into account a total of about 500 km of traffic jams. There are a lot of delays, especially in the center, east and south of the country. Because of work, the Afsluitdijk (A7) is the main bottleneck. In addition, the dam will be closed in both directions from 10pm on Friday to 8am on Saturday. Road users should also consider delays due to work over the weekend. This is the method used by the file A 1, the German border towards Hengelo, closed all weekend between the border and Oldenzaal.
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Netherlands traffic information
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Europe

The biggest traffic congestion is expected on the roads outside this summer. Because of the epidemic, many Europeans go on vacation by car. ANWB’s sister clubs warn of long traffic jams and many delays on popular holiday routes.

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Belgium forecast

Holiday traffic should take into account diversions in eastern Belgium and in the area between Cologne and Koblenz. distance Because of the floods, many roads are still impassable there.
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Belgium traffic information

Just like last weekend, heavy traffic is expected in France on Saturday. Early on, there were traffic jams between Leon and Orange on A7. also the way A 10/A63 Paris-Tours-Bordeaux to Spain fills up during the morning. If you are driving through central France via Limoges and Toulouse (A 20) Clermont-Ferrand (A71) You also have to be patient on Saturday. Vacationers driving into the south of France should take into account three to four hours of additional travel time.
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French traffic information

In Germany, there will be a lot of traffic jams in the south on Saturday. On the A3 In Passau and on the A8 motorway between Munich and Salzburg, there is easily an hour delay. but also in the north traffic jams around Hamburg (A 1/A7). too muchBaustellen” (830) caused delays in the summer break due to tight lanes and speed limits.
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Traffic information in Germany

In Austria, there are traffic jams on Saturday mainly on A 10/A 11 Salzburg – Villach – Slovenia. The Karawanken Tunnel on the Slovenian border is the biggest bottleneck there. Wait times will appear at border crossings with neighboring countries Germany, Slovenia and Italy.
different exits from A 10 (Salzburg -Villach) is closed to traffic during the weekend. This ban is in effect from July 10 to September 12 on Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Austria Traffic Information

The biggest bottleneck in Switzerland is A2 In Sint Gotthardtunnel towards Italian Chiasso. Due to the tunnel dose, traffic jams are expected throughout Saturday, with waiting time increasing to over two hours.
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Switzerland Traffic Information

Busy roads en route to the lakes and the famous northern Italian coast are A4 Milan – Trieste, A 14 Bologna – Rimini en de A22 Prenerpass – Verona.
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Traffic information in Italy

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