In late May and early June, some European countries will introduce a long-term ban on truck traffic in connection with the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.
The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is usually celebrated in June, but this year it falls on May 30. This means that drivers and transportation companies will have to wait out the restrictions. The long weekend will begin on May 29 with bans in Croatia and Poland and will last until June 2. The schedule of truck bans is as follows:
May 29:
Croatia: 15:00 – 23:00
Poland: 18:00 – 22:00
May 30:
Austria: 00:00 – 22:00
Croatia: 14:00 – 23:00
Liechtenstein: 00:00 – 24:00
Luxembourg: 00:00 – 21:45
Germany*: 00:00 – 22:00
Poland: 08:00 – 22:00
*Only in the following federal states: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland.
May 31:
Romania*: 16:00 – 22:00
Romania*: 18:00 – 22:00
*Check the road sections affected by the ban.
June 1:
Austria: 15:00 – 24:00
France: 22:00 – 24:00
Luxembourg (towards France): 21:30 – 24:00
Luxembourg (towards Germany): 23:30 – 24:00
Romania*: 06:00 – 22:00
Hungary: 22:00 – 24:00
*Check the road sections affected by the ban
June 2:
Austria: 00:00 – 22:00
Czech Republic: 13:00 – 22:00
France: 00:00 – 22:00
Liechtenstein: 00:00 – 24:00
Luxembourg: 00:00 – 21:45
Germany: 00:00 – 22:00
Slovakia: 00:00 – 22:00
Slovenia: 08:00 – 22:00
Switzerland: 00:00 – 24:00
Hungary: 00:00 – 22:00
Italy: 07:00 – 22:00
Also, due to the holidays in Austria and Germany, the prefecture of the Italian autonomous province of Bolzano has ordered a ban on vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tons on the A22 highway between Vipiten and the border with Austria (in the north).