Austria: Summer Driving Bans to Disrupt Transport Through Brenner, Tyrol and Salzburg

The Brenner corridor, the Lueg Bridge, the A10 motorway and Tyrol’s anti-rat-running restrictions will be among the most challenging points on Austria’s transport map during the summer of 2026. Hauliers must prepare for additional truck bans affecting both motorways and selected federal roads.

The reconstruction of the Lueg Bridge on the Brenner route, summer restrictions on key federal roads, and further anti-rat-running measures in Tyrol and Salzburg will create additional challenges for transport operators during the 2026 summer season. Companies carrying out transport operations through Austria should expect a number of extra restrictions that may affect transit times as well as loading and unloading schedules.

The most significant restrictions this year are linked to the refurbishment of the Lueg Bridge on the A13 Brenner Autobahn. This route is one of the most important transport corridors connecting Germany, Austria and Italy and is used daily by thousands of heavy goods vehicles.

⭕ Austria Summer Driving Bans 2026 - Key Dates

⭕ Year-Round Driving Restrictions

In Austria, driving bans apply to trucks and articulated vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes, as well as trucks with trailers whose combined gross vehicle weight exceeds 7.5 tonnes.

The restrictions apply:
● every Saturday from 15:00 to 24:00,
● on Sundays and public holidays from 00:00 to 22:00,
● daily between 22:00 and 05:00 for trucks with a GVW exceeding 7.5 tonnes.

In addition, a special night driving ban applies on the A12 Inntal Autobahn between Kufstein and Zirl:
● from May to October on working days from 22:00 to 05:00,
● on Sundays and public holidays from 23:00 to 05:00.

⭕ Brenner and the Lueg Bridge: Key Restrictions for International Transport

The package of restrictions related to the refurbishment of the Lueg Bridge applies to all trucks and vehicle combinations with a GVW exceeding 7.5 tonnes.

On the following motorways:
● A12 Inntal Autobahn,
● A13 Brenner Autobahn,
● A14 Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn,
a driving ban applies if the purpose of the journey is to reach the Italian border via the section between the Nößlach and Brenner Nord interchanges.

The ban applies on Saturdays:
● from 27 June to 26 September 2026 between 07:00 and 15:00.

In addition, on the A13 Brenner Autobahn between Brenner Nord and Nößlach in the direction of Innsbruck, a driving ban applies on Saturdays from 4 July to 29 August 2026 between 07:00 and 15:00.

⭕ Summer Restrictions on Federal Roads

From 4 July to 29 August 2026, every Saturday between 08:00 and 15:00, a driving ban applies to vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes outside built-up areas on the following routes:
● B178 Loferer Straße (Lofer – Wörgl),
● B320 Ennstalstraße,
● B177 Seefelder Straße,
● B179 Fernpassstraße (Nassereith – Biberwier),
● B181 Achensee Straße,
● B182 Brenner Straße.
The restrictions affect the most important alternative routes used during periods of increased holiday traffic in western Austria.

⭕ Additional Summer Ban on the A4 Ost Autobahn

From 4 July to 5 September 2026, every Saturday between 08:00 and 15:00, a driving ban also applies on the A4 Ost Autobahn between the Schwechat interchange and the Nickelsdorf border crossing.
The restriction applies in both directions.

⭕ A10 Tauern Autobahn: Restrictions on Transit Traffic

From 11 July to 13 September 2026, restrictions designed to prevent drivers from bypassing congestion on the A10 Tauern Autobahn via local roads will once again be in force.

The bans include, among others, the following exits:
● Puch-Urstein,
● Hallein,
● Kuchl,
● Golling-Abtenau,
● Werfen,
● Pfarrwerfen-Werfen,
● Pongau,
● Lammertal-Hüttau,
● Eben im Pongau,
● Altenmarkt,
● Flachau,
● Flachauwinkl,
● Zederhaus.
The restrictions also apply to selected local connections near Landzeit parking and service areas. In practice, this significantly limits the ability of transit traffic to leave the motorway in order to avoid congestion on the main route.

⭕ Tyrol Maintains Anti-Rat-Running Restrictions

From 1 May to 1 November 2026, numerous anti-rat-running restrictions apply on local and regional roads in Tyrol on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays between 07:00 and 19:00.

The restrictions cover, among others, the areas of:
● Innsbruck and Innsbruck-Land,
● Kufstein,
● Reutte,
● Nassereith,
● Seefeld,
● Scharnitz,
● Zirl,
● Telfs,
● Kematen,
● Völs,
● Natters,
● Mutters,
● Leutasch.
The purpose of these measures is to prevent drivers from using local roads as alternatives to congested motorways and major transit routes. It is worth noting that the B179 Fernpassstraße itself is not subject to these restrictions.

At www.trafficban.com, in the section dedicated to each country, you can find detailed information on truck traffic restrictions, including lists of exemptions and derogations from driving bans.