Crowded roads due to the start of the summer holidays

Start the Northern Summer Vacation Zone

Jul 09 2021 Today, Friday, July 9, the summer vacation begins in the North. The beginning of the holidays will be noticeable on the roads of our country and the routes of European holidays this weekend.

Holland

Today, ANWB Traffic Information expects heavy traffic from 2 PM, resulting in a prolonged traffic jam. Veluwe, the Wadden Islands, the South Holland coast, and Zeeland are all favorite holiday destinations. By 7 pm, most of the traffic jams were resolved. During the weekend, the traffic should also take into account the obstructions due to the various road works. This is how Rijkswaterstaat closes a file A 50 Zwolle in the direction of Arnhem, between Apeldoorn and Beekbergen Junction. and the A79 Heerlen in the direction of Maastricht, between the Heerlen-Centrum and Hulsberg exit.

Europe

Despite the pandemic, many Europeans will be traveling by car this summer. So ANWB’s sister clubs warn of long traffic jams and many delays on well-known European holiday routes.

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Germany forecast

Anyone traveling in Germany on Saturday 10 July should take into account the many traffic jams in the south of the country and on the roads to the coasts of northern Germany and the Baltic Sea. Also many “baustellen” (more than 800 Roadworks) are causing a nuisance this summer.
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Germany current traffic information

In France it will be very busy on the motorway on Saturday 10 July A7 south between Lyon and Orange. Moreover, many visitors are expected to Caravan tour that also travels south. It will start on Saturday in Nimes and the end will be in Carcassonne. Sunday will be held in the Pyrenees.
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France current traffic information

In Austria, school holidays begin in the west and center of the country. Saturday 10 July There will be a lot of traffic during the holidays in A 12/A 13 From Innsbruck to the Brenner Pass. also on A 10/A 11 Salzburg – Villach – Slovenia will be busy.
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Austria current traffic information

In Switzerland, the St. Gotthard Tunnel falls this weekend A2 Chiasso’s direction is the biggest bottleneck. On Saturdays you have over an hour waiting there.
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Switzerland current traffic information

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