- The first snowfall into the lowlands is causing disruption on the roads in Switzerland.
- Snow-covered roads caused problems on the A2 motorway between Amsteg and the Gotthard Tunnel, among other places.
- Snow chains were recommended between the Gotthard Tunnel and Biasca.
The Gotthard motorway is closed due to a truck standing sideways. The TCS reports this on the short message service X. According to the TCS, the roads between the Gotthard Tunnel and Biasca are covered in snow in both directions.
The driving conditions are difficult, according to the short message service X. The TCS recommends installing snow chains. Several snow removal vehicles are in use.
The SBB is also reporting several disruptions in rail traffic in and around Bern. The lines ICE, IC6, IC8, IR15, S3 and S6 are affected. Delays are to be expected.
Bern: Around 20 centimeters of snow
The heavy snowfall is causing chaos in Bern’s rush hour traffic: “We have stopped all bus routes, it makes no sense to drive anymore,” says Bernmobil spokesman Rolf Meyer to SRF. The trams also only run sporadically. There have already been several collisions.
Around 20 centimeters of snow has fallen in the federal city in the last few hours
The first big snow in the lowlands
There are also delays in public transport in the city of Zurich. As the transport companies write, various bus routes have to be rerouted and can only serve partial routes.
According to SRF Meteo, the snowfall is likely to continue. Further heavy snowfall is expected, particularly in northwestern Switzerland, the central and eastern Swiss plateau, the eastern foothills of the Alps, as well as in the western Alps and parts of Valais.
Stormy winds are also expected in the Jura, the western Mittelland and the Valais mountains. Above 1,400 meters, wind gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour are possible, it is said.
The canton of Lucerne recorded the earliest snowfall since measurements began. In 1936 it snowed there on October 7th.
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