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Last weekend's Whitsun holiday saw some chaotic traffic situations in both Germany and Austria, leaving travelers frustrated on their journeys. While the Bavarian roads were relatively calm, the scene in North Rhine-Westphalia painted a different picture.
Austria's Gridlock
Poor souls venturing towards Salzburg on the A10 (Tauern motorway) encountered a grueling 45-kilometer traffic jam on Saturday. This colossal jam stretched beyond the German border into Bavaria, escalating travel time up to a whopping five hours. The culprit? A busy tunnel construction site near Golling in the Salzburg region.
Not just the A10, but routes leading to Brenner Pass also faced numerous delays. Meanwhile, an accident on the A3 towards Würzburg caused desperate midnight closures, owing to a driver losing their trailer. The scene was intimidating as a truck hurtled over it, tearing apart the tank, causing a spill of approximately 400 liters of diesel over several hundred meters. Consequently, the road was closed for a grueling three hours, compounding traffic woes.
Peaceful Journeys in NRW
In stark contrast, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) offered a smoother ride for weary travelers. The Autobahn Cop (ADAC) reported no significantly troubling traffic jams in NRW. Although WDR cited 70 kilometers of traffic jam in North Rhine-Westphalia midday, the situation was relatively better compared to Friday when the traffic jam reached an alarming 420 kilometers around 4 pm.
Despite the ADAC's warnings before the Whitsun days, predicting significant traffic jams in multiple directions, NRW managed to escape the mayhem. The major roads in southern Germany, Lower Saxony, and Brandenburg bore the brunt instead.
It's essential to mention that the Whitsun weekend in Austria was marred by extensive traffic congestion on the Tauern motorway and other vital routes. Construction projects and holiday travel greatly contributed to this chaos. There's limited information available about Germany's Whitsun-weekend traffic troubles, though it's customary for the country to experience such congestion during holiday weekends. So, keep those patience levels high while navigating Europe's roads during holiday seasons!
In Austria, the Whitsun weekend was marked by severe delays on routes like the A10 and those leading to Brenner Pass, resulting from tunnel construction and a traffic accident that led to spilled diesel and road closures.
Meanwhile, despite predictions of significant traffic jams, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) offered relatively smoother journeys, with less congestion compared to previous years, showcasing a different picture from the chaos experienced in other parts of Europe.
