"Easter holidays in Austria and 11 German federal states, including Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg: This means a lot of travel and excursion traffic on our transit routes," explains ÖAMTC traffic expert Harald Lasser. The club expects heavy traffic in the direction of Eastern and Southeastern Europe from the Suben border crossing via the Innkreis (A8), West (A1), Outer Ring (A21) and East Autobahn (A4) to the Nickelsdorf border crossing. "Due to the early date, trips to the south will be less significant this year, the roads to the ski areas will be the most heavily used. Due to the mild temperatures, however, the apricot trees in the Wachau are already in full bloom, so we are expecting a lot of traffic here too," says Lasser. Delays can be expected at the start of the holidays, on Saturday, March 23, on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and finally on Easter Monday. The ÖAMTC does not expect chaos, especially because experience has shown that travel traffic from Germany is split in two. However, traffic jams will not be absent, especially in front of construction sites, such as the one near the Werfen tunnel chain on the A10. Where traffic jams can be expected "Firstly, the classic winter sports routes, such as the Ötztal, Reschen and Zillertaler Straße in Tyrol, or the Gasteiner Straße in Salzburg, will be full and partly overloaded," says ÖAMTC expert Lasser. "In the east, 1000s of people will be heading to the Wachau, especially on the first weekend of the holidays. You have to expect delays on both banks of the Danube (B3, B33)," says Lasser, and advises that you can alternatively get on your bike for the trip to see the apricot blossoms. Traffic jam hotspots will also certainly be the construction sites on the Tauern and Pyhrn motorways, and on the return journey you will lose a lot of time, especially at border crossings. "In Tyrol