<span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to the truck bans on alternative routes around the Inntal motorway, HGVs have caused congestion on the Bavarian end of the route, reports local media. Monday was the first time when the German state introduced restrictions to avoid truck traffic on local roads.</span>

10km-long congestion at Brenner due to ban on HGVs using alternative routes

Tyrol has published its calendar for HGV block checks in the first half of 2022. The Austrian region has increased the number of traffic restrictions by two days compared to 2021.

21 days of HGV block checks in Tyrol in 2022 {calendar}

Italian road haulage associations are preparing a lawsuit against the European Commission for not taking any actions against Austria's Brenner policy. The Austrian state of Tyrol has imposed various bans on HGV traffic on the Brenner pass, which Italian organisations find to be a disproportionate action that blocks the free movement of goods and breaches EU law.

Italian transport organisations sue EU Commission over Brenner

Urgent roadworks need to be carried out on the Luegbrücke, the longest bridge on the Austrian A 13 Brenner motorway. Between 20-25 September, severe congestion is expected due to single-lane traffic management, as well as additional block checks on lorries from Tuesday to Thursday, the operator of the motorway warns.

10km-long congestion at Brenner due to ban on HGVs using alternative routes

21 days of HGV block checks in Tyrol in 2022 {calendar}

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