August 17, 2024 Traffic Forecast for August 17-18
ANWB Traffic Information predicts traffic on European roads this weekend (August 17-18) due to the return and departure of holiday traffic. Saturday is the busiest day, but there are still traffic jams on Sunday.
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Germany
On German roads, (holiday) traffic should take into account traffic jams and delays this weekend. It mainly comments on: A1/A7 Near Hamburg, A3 Nuremberg – Frankfurt, A5 Basel – Karlsruhe, A7 Fussen – Ulm, A8 Salzburg – Munich – Karlsruhe, A99 Munich ring road.
Germany Traffic Information
France
It will be busy again this weekend on French roads due to holiday traffic. The busy roads are: A6/A7 Marseille – Lyon – Paris (Highway of the Sun), A10 Bordeaux – Paris, A13 Caen – Paris and A71/A75 Béziers – Clermont-Ferrand – Orléans. It is busiest on Saturday (around noon), but the roads are still busy on Sunday.
France Traffic Information
Avoid Paris due to road closures during the Paralympics
Switzerland
In Switzerland, the roads will be crowded on Saturdays and Sundays due to heavy holiday traffic. A2 Kiaso – Basel can reduce delays Gotthard tunnel It can take up to more than an hour. Also on A13 Traffic jams occur in Chur-Bellinzona.
Switzerland Traffic Information
Austria
Heavy holiday traffic also causes traffic jams and delays in Austria (especially near tunnels) this weekend. The busiest roads this weekend are: A10 Villach – Salzburg, including the Tauern Tunnel, A11 Slovenia – Villach, near Karawanken Tunnel, A13 Brenner Pass – Innsbruck, B179 Nassereth – Fossen, near the Fern Pass.
During holidays, traffic in Tyrol and Salzburg is not allowed to deviate from the motorways during the day on weekends to avoid traffic jams on back roads. Destination traffic is exempt from this measure.
Read also:Mudslides due to heavy rain in Tyrol
Motorcycles
In addition, 170,000 motorcycle fans are expected to attend the MotoGP races at the Austrian Red Bull Ring in Spielberg this weekend. This will cause major traffic congestion there from Friday, causing traffic jams on the motorway. A9 Linz towards Graz and regional roads towards Spielberg (S36, B77 and B317). The motorcycle fans return home on Sunday at the end of the afternoon.
Austria Traffic Information
Italy
This weekend in Italy, especially in the north of the country, the roads will be congested due to holiday traffic. The busiest roads this weekend are: A1/A14 Rimini – Bologna – Milan A22 Verona – Brenner Pass.
Italy Traffic Information
Holland
Delays are expected in our country this weekend due to work, events and day trippers.
Events
- 15 – 18 August – Lowland Festival, Biddinghuizen.
- 16 – 18 August – Decibel Outdoor, Hilvarenbeck.
Road closures
The following roads are closed due to road works:
- A2 Amsterdam towards ‘s-Hertogenbosch, between junction. Oudenrijn and knp. Everdingen. From 15 to 19 August.
- A10 North towards Amsterdam-Noord, between the Watergraafsmeer junction and the Durgerdam exit. Until September 9.
- A15 Nijmegen towards Rotterdam, between the junction. Gorinchem and the connection A15/N3. From August 16 at 10 p.m. to August 22 at 5 a.m.
- A73 Nijmegen towards Maasbracht between the junction of Teglia and Leine. Until August 19.
Overview of road works in the Netherlands
Netherlands Traffic Information
Source: ANWB Traffic Information
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