Inn Valley Autobahn

Motorway A12
Motorway A12
Inn Valley Autobahn A12
Inntal Autobahn
Route information
	Part of E45 E60 E533
Length	153.32 km (95.27 mi)
Major junctions
From	A 93
To	S16 in Landeck
Location
Country	Tyrol
Major cities	Innsbruck
Highway system
	Highways of Austria; Autobahns; Expressways; State Roads;

The Inn Valley Motorway or Inntal Autobahn A12 is an

Euroroutes E45 and E60

.

It begins as a continuation of the

Inn Valley

fresh air region (Luftsanierungsgebiet).

Importance

The Kufstein–Innsbruck section, together with the Brenner Autobahn and the German A93 and A8, form the main transport axis from Munich over the Alps to Verona and Modena. In addition the A12 links Tyrol via the so-called German Corner (Deutsches Eck) to Salzburg and the West Autobahn (A1) to Vienna.

The A12 was the first autobahn in Austria that was equipped with an intelligent transportation system. These overhead signs provide information to the motorist on every type of situation (road conditions, traffic, weather, etc.) as well as speed limits.

Environmental issues

In 2005, and again in 2011 after

air quality.^[1]

During the summer vacation period in 2019, every weekend from mid-June to mid-September, on the section around Innsbruck as well as on

A13 (Austria) Brenner Autobahn it was not allowed to leave the motorway to avoid a traffic jam. This measure was a controversial issue. The most important reason is to protect the local population suffering from the consequences of the denser traffic on rural roads leading parallel to the motorway. This kind of traffic leads to additional congestion, noise and pollution. On the other hand, local hotel and restaurant owners were worried about loss of business. Furthermore, whoever wants to avoid the traffic jam will find a pretext for his intention to leave the motorway in case of an inquiry by the Austrian police. However, there is no obligation to show a confirmation for a hotel reservation along the road.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Court of Justice of the European Union, The traffic prohibition for lorries carrying certain goods on the Inn valley motorway in the Tyrol is incompatible with the free movement of goods, Press Release 138/11, published 21 December 2011, accessed 19 December 2023
^ "Streit um Fahrverbote in Tirol: "ein Unding"". sueddeutsche.de. 2019-06-21.
^ "Fahrverbote in Österreich: Tirol sperrt Landstraßen – ADAC". adac.de. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

External links

DriveBestWay, Motorway A12 in Austria

[1] Court of Justice of the European Union, The traffic prohibition for lorries carrying certain goods on the Inn valley motorway in the Tyrol is incompatible with the free movement of goods, Press Release 138/11, published 21 December 2011, accessed 19 December 2023

[2] "Streit um Fahrverbote in Tirol: "ein Unding"". sueddeutsche.de. 2019-06-21.

[3] "Fahrverbote in Österreich: Tirol sperrt Landstraßen – ADAC". adac.de. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

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v t e Autobahns and Schnellstraßen of Austria
	Autobahns	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26
	Schnellstraßen	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S10 S16 S18 S31 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany
Geographic	Structurae

Importance

Environmental issues

See also

References

External links