Authorities in Austria’s western Tyrol province will close part of the highway and surrounding roads to all transit traffic from 11:00am local time to 7:00pm. The rally at Matrei am Brenner runs from 1:00pm to 4:30pm. The Brenner Pass route carries trans-Alpine traffic between Germany and Italy, with Austrian access into Italy. OeAMTC warns of extensive traffic jams and advises drivers to avoid traveling through Tyrol. Heavy goods traffic has risen to over 2.4 million vehicles using the Brenner Pass last year, up from 900,000 lorries in 1991. VCOe reports 860,000 trucks used four transit routes through Switzerland. Protest organizers cite increasing noise, pollution, and congestion affecting local communities and demand action from Brussels and Vienna.
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