Due to the ongoing snowfall throughout Tyrol, numerous roads are currently closed, including the A 13 Brenner motorway. The Red Cross has taken over the care of the numerous drivers who have been stuck in traffic for hours.
The A13 Brenner motorway is closed in both directions from Innsbruck towards Brenner. According to current knowledge and assessments by ASFINAG and the police, the closure will last until around 10 p.m. The Austrian Red Cross has already organized care for those stuck in a traffic jam. Work not yet completed The obstructions were caused by several poorly equipped heavy vehicles that got stuck on the A 13. Other trucks tried to overtake these vehicles and also got stuck. This meant that snow removal vehicles were no longer able to get through. As a result, the heavy vehicles had to be towed individually from a section of approximately three kilometers with great effort. The work is progressing, but is not yet completed. In addition, other federal and state roads are currently affected by road closures – these include, among others: B 182 Brenner Straße from Innsbruck towards Brenner between the A 13 Innsbruck-Süd exit and Matrei B 169 Zillertal Road between Ginzling and Mayrhofen in both directions due to the threat of avalanches L 229 Schmirntalstraße (between Stafflach and Obern) L 231 Nösslacher Straße (between Gries am Brenner and Obernberg) L 228 Naviser Straße (between Beierler and Navis) Felbertauern toll road: total closure for everyone Motor vehicles between the Felbertauern Tunnel and Mittersill. Avalanche danger increasedDue to the sharp increase in avalanche danger, Naviser Straße had to be closed to all traffic on Friday. “From 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the state has defined a time corridor where the street can be passed,” informed Mayor Lukas Peer. From 7.30 p.m. the road from Moosleite (at km 2,750) will be closed again. On Saturday, the avalanche commission meets at 7 a.m. and makes further decisions regarding the road closure. Gorge section closed due to avalanche Due to an avalanche, the gorge section (B169) between Mayrhofen and Ginzling has been closed to all traffic since February 23, 2024 from 4 p.m. Since the Harpfnerwand tunnel is closed, there is no way to get to Ginzling. It is not known how long the ban will last.
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