The Arlberg Schnellstraße (S16) is an expressway ( Schnellstraße ) in Austria that is part of the E 60 . It runs along a length of 62.2 km between Zams and Bludenz and connects the Inn Valley Autobahn (A12) in Tyrol with the Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn (A14) in Vorarlberg . The border between the two states is located in the Arlberg Tunnel (toll), which is 13,972 m long and is also the longest road tunnel in Austria . Overall, more than half of the route runs in long tunnels.
11-661: After the section from Bludenz to Braz opened from 1969 to 1972, the Arlberg Tunnel, opened in December 1978, was the next completed part. Further construction took place over a number of years. Only in 2006 was the last gap closed with the Strenger Tunnel . (km) In the course of the Arlberg Schnellstraße, the cross-section of the road is often changing. While on the eastern tunnel approach, with
22-630: A Vignette), Tauern Road Tunnel , Karawanks Tunnel , Bosruck Tunnel and the Gleinalm Tunnel . The collection of these special tolls is completed by single tickets or season tickets which vary in usage (such as a year, month, with route combinations and different discounts for commuters, disabled people and residents), or even tickets for specific roads and multiple journeys. Vehicles which have blue lights, different national and international services, such as Bundesheer (the Austrian Army) and
33-494: A second tube by 2018, after which the existing tube will be renovated by 2020. The route between the Perjentunnel and Zams is to be expanded to four lanes by 2025, so that the eastern approach will only have less than four lanes in the area between Flirsch and Pettneu. A four-lane expansion of the western approach, as planned in the meantime, was canceled due to low traffic load. Before the completion of individual sections of
44-536: A tax called a Vignette , which has to be stuck permanently to the vehicle, to the general high-ranking street network's usage in the amount of 440 million euros (£311 million) and also 170 million euros (£120 million) of special tolls for more expensive high maintenance roads, from west to east: Arlberg Road Tunnel , the Brennerautobahn (from Innsbruck to Modena, Italy, and only the A13 motorway may be used without
55-652: The Austrian autobahns . The ASFINAG is fully owned by the Austrian government under the responsibility of the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK). ASFINAG was founded on 11 September 1982. In 1997 the company were awarded a new contract whereby more tasks were given to them by the Government. ASFINAG enforces legislative tolls commissioned by
66-421: The Arlberg Schnellstraße, today's Landesstraßen running parallel to the S 16 were designated as Arlberg Ersatzstraße B 316 . ASFiNAG The ASFINAG (short for "Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen-Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft" which is German for "Autobahn and highway financing stock corporation") is an Austrian publicly owned corporation which plans, finances, builds, maintains and collects tolls for
77-784: The Justizwache (a section of the Ministry of Justice in Austria) are permanently exempt from the special tolls. (The mountain roads through the Felbertauern Tunnel and over the Grossglockner High Alpine Road are tolled by private parties.) In 2015, ASFINAG alone will invest from the money it has collected in tolls, 500 million euros (£353 million) on the building of new roads, 485 million euros (£343 million) for maintaining existing roads, finance
88-489: The S 16 one of the most accident-rich roads in Austria and is therefore often locally referred to as the "death route." The ASFINAG therefore sent a dowser to "suppress" this area, since there are allegedly "earth rays" and "fields of force stones", which would supposedly lead to sudden blood pressure drops and microsleep in drivers. However, the effectiveness of this measure is controversial. The Perjentunnel will receive
99-473: The exception of the Zammer- and Perjentunnels , the entire route is carried out at least with a 2 + 1 traffic route (three lanes with alternating passing lanes), a large part of the western approach is only two lanes with an overtaking prohibition. However, since the speed limit of 80 km/h and the overtaking prohibition are frequently ignored in this area, serious accidents occur again and again. This makes
110-608: The government. ASFINAG has the formal Usufruct /right of properties and facilities of the highly ranked street network, which still belongs to the government. ASFINAG does not receive any money from the state's budget, but pays a dividend to the Republic of Austria . For 2015, ASFINAG is expecting 1.25 billion euros (£885 Million) from tolls, which are paid by lorries and buses depending on the number of axles and distance travelled on motorways based on tachographs . Cars (up to 3.5 t max. permitted total weight) and motorbikes contribute
121-445: The toll collection along with the buying Vignettes from places that sell tobacco and pay back their 11.5 billion euro high (£8.2 billion) debt in 20 years time. Traffic experts are recommending that instead of time tolls they should collect a higher mineral oil tax because frequent usage, exhaust fumes and also street wear and tear of heavy vehicles, such as SUVs as opposed to city cars can be presented more appropriately. The company
SECTION 10
#1732772469855#854145