Due to vacation departures, we should expect busier roads in the coming weeks, particularly to get to winter sports resorts. The Federal Roads Office (OFROU) also foresees higher traffic on the Plateau motorways and in urban areas.
The Schilthornbahn cable car on the way to the summit, pictured on August 6, 2013, on Mount Schilthorn in Muerren, Switzerland. Mount Schilthorn with the revolving restaurant Piz Gloria was a filming location of a James Bond film and is a popular tourist attraction in summer. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler) The Schilthornbahn on the way to the summit, taken on August 6, 2013 on the Schilthorn in Muerren in the Bernese Oberland. The Schilthorn with the revolving restaurant Piz Gloria was the location for a James Bond film and is a popular destination for tourists in summer. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler)
The effects of departures on vacation and to winter sports resorts will be felt especially on weekends, probably on the A1, A2, A3, A8, A9 and A13, in particular in the regions of Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and Lugano, in the area of the Gotthard tunnel, on the San Bernardino route between Sargans and Rothenbrunnen as well as on the sections towards the Bernese Oberland and Valais.
Unload localities by staying on the highway in case of traffic jams
Often, a large volume of traffic leading to traffic jams and loss of time on the main roads also causes unwanted evasive traffic, which weighs on the inhabitants of localities along national roads and ultimately has the effect of paralyzing traffic in the regions. Individual traffic and business traffic at local level are disrupted, as are public transport (buses, post buses) and soft mobility on cantonal and municipal roads, and the risk of accidents increases. It is therefore important that travelers stay on the highway even in traffic jams, if only out of respect for the local population.
During this holiday period, OFROU remains in close contact with the authorities of the particularly affected cantons, in particular with the police forces.
Preview
-During the holidays, you should expect not only the usual high traffic density in the metropolitan areas of Zurich, Basel and Bern, but also additional traffic difficulties on the following sections:
Highways
- A1, Härkingen – Wangen a. A
- A2, tunnel du Belchen – Härkingen
- A2/A14, Lucerne region (to Stans-Nord)
- A3, Walenstadt – Reichenburg
- A8, Interlaken – Spiez
- A8, Sarnen – Lopper interchange
- A9, La Veyre/Vevey – Bex-Nord
- A12, Châtel-St-Denis – La Veyre/Vevey
- A13, Sarganserland – Rothenbrunnen
- A28, Landquart – Klosters
- Possible waiting times at border crossings
Main roads
- Spiez – Kandersteg (departs)
- Gampel – Goppenstein (returns)
- Fountain – Flüelen (Axenstrasse)
- Göschenen – Andermatt
- Raron – Brig
- Bellinzone – Locarno
- Various main roads in the Bernese Oberland, Graubünden and the Valais side valleys
Ferroutage
- During departures, waiting times are expected between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the transfer stations Furka in Realp, Lötschberg in Kandersteg and Vereina in Klosters-Selfranga.
- Based on past experience, waiting times will also be possible at return times, between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., at the stations Furka in Oberwald, Lötschberg in Goppenstein and Vereina in Lavin-Sagliains.
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