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FACTS & FIGURES

2008

Publisher: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)

Concept and realisation: Informato Ltd., Zurich

Research and text: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)

Orders: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications 3003 Bern

Swiss Federa l Road s Office (FEDRO) Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications 3003 Bern

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The duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) 2 Motorways and construction sites Ongoing development of the motorway network 3 Total length by road category 4 Classification of motorways 5 The Swiss motorway network 6 Motorway sections scheduled to be opened to traffic between 2008 and 2012 7 Motorway tunnels 8 Switzerland‘s most modern tunnel 9 Motorway service stations 10 2.15 billion Swiss francs for construction, expansion and maintenance 11 Major road works on the motorway network 12 Major maintenance sites on the motorway network in 2008 13 –15 European trunk roads passing through Switzerland 16 Finance Financing 17 Income and expenditure in the roads sector 18 –19 HGVs Inspection of heavy goods vehicles in 2007 20 –21 HGV inspection centres 22 Traffic flow and traffic management Transalpine goods traffic in 2007 23 Traffic volume on Switzerland’s motorways in 2007 24 Traffic flow on Switzerland’s motorways in 2007 25 Traffic jams on Switzerland’s motorways in 2007 26 Swiss traffic management centre (VMZ-CH) 27 Human-powered mobility Human-powered mobility 28 Historic transport routes 29 Hiking routes 30 Cycle routes 31 Road traffic and vehicles New legal provisions governing road traffic 32 Licence withdrawals and warnings in 2007 33 Strict measures to improve the level of road safety 34 Registration of new road vehicles by vehicle category and type, 1995–2007 35 Inventory of vehicles in Switzerland 36 No. of cars per capita in Europe 37 Names and addresses Road traffic departments 38 Cantonal police headquarters 39 Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) address list 40 2007/2008 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

2 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 3 THE DUTIES OF THE The Swiss Federal Roads Office The concept of the existing motor - ONGOING (FEDRO) is the Swiss authority that way network in Switzerland is lar - SWISS FEDERAL ROADS is responsible for the country’s road gely based on the federal resolu - DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFFICE infrastructure and private road tion that was adopted in 1960. In MOTORWAY NETWORK transport. As of 1 January 2008, its the meantime, mobility behaviour, range of duties increased signifi - housing development and traffic cantly. With the entry into effect of volume have all changed signifi - the redistribution of financial cantly, with the consequence that responsibility and the accompanying division of duties between the federal govern - the motorways have reached the limits of their capacity in many areas. The Swiss Fed- ment and the cantons, it assumed the functions of developer and operator of the eral Roads Office is currently preparing decision-making criteria for the Federal Coun - motorway network. It belongs to the Federal Department of the Environment, Trans - cil and Parliament regarding a number of proposals that take the changing situation port, Energy and Communications (DETEC), and focuses on securing sustainable and into account. These primarily concern the following three areas of action: safe mobility on the country’s roads.

Amendment of the federal resolution on the Elimination of bottlenecks: widening of motorway network: integration of existing roads existing stretches of motorway into the network The duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office are as follows: The Infrastructure Fund Act stipulates that bottlenecks a) To complete a safe, efficient and economical motorway network and preserve its sub - The allocation of existing routes to the network of roads of must be eliminated from the existing motorway network, and stance over the long term. national importance no longer fully meets present-day and Parliament has meanwhile approved a credit facility of 5.5 bil - future requirements. In view of this, the federal government lion Swiss francs for the purpose of widening existing b) To secure the functionality of our country’s motorways and their integration into the resolved to carry out a comprehensive review of national stretches of motorway. The Federal Council now has to submit pan-European network. routes within the scope of the national transport plan. For the a motion to Parliament by 31 December 2009 in which it iden - c) To guarantee safe and secure access for road users and vehicles. purpose of this review it defined criteria that roads of national tifies existing bottlenecks on the motorway network, lists importance are required to meet, and used these as the basis measures for eliminating them and presents a programme d) To enhance the degree of safety on our roads for all users and vehicles. for drawing up proposals for modifying the network. specifying how the approved credit facility is to be utilised. This programme has to be co-ordinated with the measures e) To reduce the burden on the environment attributable to road traffic. The Swiss Federal Roads Office now has to draw up the nec - defined in the cantonal and regional agglomeration pro - essary legal basis for regulating the proposed amendments to grammes, and is to form an integral part of the overall review the motorway network, and thus for ensuring that all regions of the motorway network. To achieve these goals, FEDRO performs the following main of the country have access to roads of national importance in functions: a coherent manner and on a long-term basis. At the official level, this is to be effected via an amendment to the federal a) It prepares decisions for a coherent policy in the areas of road transport (including Overall review of the motorway network: resolution on the motorway network that was adopted in goods transport by road) and traffic safety at the national and international levels, securing its functionality over the long term and subsequently implements them. This encompasses the following areas of action: 1960. This is a matter that has to be decided in Parliament. In practice it almost exclusively concerns the transfer of respon - In its overall review of the motorway network, the Federal • Construction, maintenance and operation of the country’s motorways. sibility for approximately 400 existing kilometres of road from Council is to put forward comprehensive proposals for secur - • Enforcement of the provisions governing the use of the portion of oil tax that has the cantons to the federal government. ing the long-term functionality of both the existing and been earmarked for road traffic. future stretches. The main objectives here are to secure co- • Specification of requirements on vehicles and road users, behaviour in road traffic, ordination between the various agglomeration programmes, footpaths, cycle paths and historical routes (human-powered mobility). the elimination of bottlenecks and the required amendment to b) It is the highest authority for the supervision of roads of national importance. the federal resolution on the motorway network, as well as to define interfaces, specify priorities and describe how the nec - c) It deals with complaints to the Federal Council against local traffic measures. essary measures are to be financed. This review process will also pave the way for comprehensive debate on the future development of the motorway network.

Repairs to the stretch of motorway between the Limmattal junction and the Urdorf South access road. 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft MNoattoirownaaylstaransdseconnusntrduBctaiuosnteslilteens 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

4 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwunisdseFseadmetrafül rRoStardasssOefnfiAceSTFREDA RO 5 Motorways in use CLASSIFICATION in accordance with the Motorways Act dated 8 May 1960 TOTAL LENGTH BY ROAD CATEGORY OF MOTORWAYS

Canton Motorways Expressways Mixed- Total km traffic roads

7-lane 6-lane 4-lane 3-lane 2-lane

planned in use planned in use planned in use planned in use planned in use planned in use planned in use

ZH ––37.1 29.7 110.9 82.0 – 1.9 11.1 11.1 ––159.1 124.7

BE ––13.2 13.2 136.7 124.4 ––62.6 43.8 19.4 19.4 231.9 200.8

LU ––2.6 2.6 55.9 55.9 ––––––58.5 58.5

UR ––––53.0 37.1 ––6.3 16.3 10.0 16.1 69.3 69.5

SZ ––––52.7 43.2 –––2.2 – 4.3 52.7 49.7

OW ––––1.8 1.8 ––31.1 17.8 1.0 13.3 33.9 32.9

NW ––––22.9 22.9 ––0.9 0.9 2.0 – 25.8 23.8 Motorways GL ––––16.6 16.6 ––––––16.6 16.6

ZG ––––17.7 17.7 ––––––17.7 17.7

FR ––––84.2 84.2 ––––––84.2 84.2 For motor vehicles only For all vehicles

SO ––––43.8 43.8 ––––––43.8 43.8

BS ––3.5 3.5 8.0 6.0 ––––––11.5 9.5

BL ––9.5 9.5 20.7 20.7 ––––––30.2 30.2 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 SH ––––1.9 –––17.2 17.2 ––19.1 17.2

SG ––––139.8 139.8 ––––––139.8 139.8

GR ––––50.2 43.6 ––112.1 90.8 – 27.9 162.3 162.3 Separation of traffic directions Access only at certain points Access as restricted as possible

AG – 1.2 11.5 11.5 87.8 86.6 ––––––99.3 99.3 Access only at certain points Normally no intersections or Intersections or crossroads TG ––––47.3 42.8 ––––––47.3 42.8 crossroads at same level normally at same level No intersections or crossroads at TI ––7.3 7.3 108.8 101.7 ––20.7 27.8 ––136.8 136.8 same level Emergency lanes desirable No emergency lanes

VD ––3.4 3.4 189.8 189.1 ––12.8 12.8 ––206.0 205.3 Normally with emergency lanes Preferably no passage through built-up areas VS ––––89.6 60.1 ––15.6 15.6 28.6 28.6 133.8 104.3

NE ––––32.9 32.9 ––3.0 3.0 1.9 1.9 37.8 37.8

GE ––––27.2 27.2 ––––––27.2 27.2

JU –––––20.7 ––47.9 8.2 ––47.9 28.9 Motorways Expressways and Highways with 4 or more lanes lower-grade motorways with 2 or more lanes Total – 1.2 88.1 80.7 1,400.2 1,300.8 – 1.9 341.3 267.5 62.9 111.5 1,892.5 1,763.6 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

6 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 7 THE At present a total of 1,763.6 kilo - A variety of sections of the motor - SWISS MOTORWAY metres of motorway are in opera - way network will be opened to traf - SWISS MOTORWAY tion. According to the existing fic in the course of 2008. The tun - SECTIONS SCHEDULED NETWORK plans, when it is completed the net - nel linking the A8 and A2 at the TO BE OPENED BETWEEN work will comprise 1,892.5 kilo- Lopper junction (cantons of Obwal- metres. The remaining 129.9 kilo - den and Nidwalden) will extend the 2008 AND 2012 metres are expected to be com - network by 2 kilometres. The other pleted within the next 15 years. three new sections will not affect the length of the motorway network. In the period from 2009 to 2012 a total of 46.6 kilometres of new motorway will be handed over for operation.

Motor- Canton Stretch Motorway Motorway Expressway Schaffhausen way 6-lane 4-lane 2-lane Kreuzlingen

Basel 2008 Frauenfeld

Boncourt Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden 2011 / 2014 Sissach Aarau A1 SO/OW Exercise tunnel for emergency crews Olten 2024 / 2011 Delémont Herisau (not part of official network) 0.8 km Zürich 2017 2009 Appenzell 2011–2016 2009 A2 BS French border/Wiese (Basel), Luzernerring tunnel Solothurn 2009 / 2010 A2 NW Obkirchen –Acheregg Kirchenwal d tunnel (nort h tube) 0.8 km Sursee Zug A8 OW Lopper tunnel (connection tunnel-segment La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Obwalden) 1.1 km 2015 / 2021 Schwyz Neuchâtel Luzern Glarus A8 NW Obwalden cantonal borde r–Acheregg 2016 / 2022 Sargans 2010 / 2016 2013 Bern (connection tunnel) 0.9 km Langnau 2008 Stans 2017 Sarnen Altdorf 2010 / 2015 Chur 2024 / 2012 / 2018 2009 Yverdon Fribourg Engelberg Thun

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis A1 BE Neufeld access road Bulle A1c AG Improvements Lausanne A1 ZH Bergermoos –Fildern 2.7 km Airolo Kandersteg A4 ZH Uetliberg Ost –Fildern 4.6 km Vevey Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre 2010 Genève Brig . Sion 2014 Bellinzona Locarno A4 ZH Fildern –Knonau 13.4 A4 ZH Knonau –Zug cantonal border 2.8 Martigny Year of opening A4 ZG Zurich cantonal border –Blegi 2.4 Lugano completion A8 OW Giswil –Ewil 1.4

in use 2011

Chiasso A28 GR Saas bypass 3.7 A16 BE Moutier bypass 2.1 As of the end of 2007 a total of 1,763.6 kilometres of motorway were in A16 JU Jura cantonal border –Bure 4.6 operation:

• 7-lane stretches 1.2 km 2012 • 6-lane stretches 80.7 km • 4-lane stretches 1300.8 km A16 BE Moutier –Court 3.1 • 3-lane stretches 1.9 km A16 BE Loveresse –Tavannes 3.7 • 2-lane stretches 267.5 km A8 OW Lungern bypass 3.5 • Mixed stretches 111.5 km

This corresponds to 93.2 percent of the planned network. 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

8 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 9 MOTORWAY TUNNELS The Swiss motorway network has a The 6,596-metre road tunnel on the SWITZERLAND’S very high proportion of tunnels: A13 through the San Bernardino there are currently 220 tunnels in was reopened at the beginning of MOST MODERN TUNNEL operation with an accumulated 2008 after undergoing a complete length of 200 kilometres. Every renovation that took several years. ninth kilometre of motorway runs As a result of the renovation, which underground. When it is completed, cost almost 240 million Swiss the motorway network will com - francs and was carried out under prise more than 270 tunnels with a total length of 290 kilometres. the leadership of the civil engineering office of the canton of Grisons, the San Bernardino is now equipped with state-of-the-art technology. )

Approximately 120 kilometres of the existing tunnels run s t m The San Bernardino, which is now the property of the federal government following c ( ) e ) j s

through a total of 136 structures comprising two tubes, while m m e b (

( the entry into effect of the redistribution of financial responsibility, is Switzerland’s most b o s u l e l t 84 tunnels (approximately 80 kilometres) are single-tube e b a l b r u modern road tunnel, and in terms of safety it is one of the leading tunnels in Europe, as a u t e t t v o structures. The Gotthard is the longest road tunnel (16.918 1 O 2 T the following list of advanced safety features clearly indicates: kilometres, single tube), followed by the Seelisberg tunnel Planning 4,700 0 4,700 2 (two tubes, 9.280 kilometres). The shortest tunnel (Kap I on General project 14,352 0 14,352 6 the Simplon route) is only 30 metres in length. According to • Emergency exits (that are also accessible to wheelchairs) every 350 to 375 metres the existing plans, when it has been completed the motorway Technical project 7,346 1,730 9,076 9 • Escape tunnels below the carriageways network will comprise 274 tunnels with a total length of 290 Detailed project 9,571 16,647 26,218 16 • Tunnels beneath the carriageways for emergency services (police, fire brigade, kilometres: 148 with two tubes (150 km), 109 with one tube Under construction 10,315 21,981 32,296 21 ambulance) (140 km). In operation 93,596 110,563 204,159 220 • SOS facilities every 250 metres

Total 139,880 150,921 290,801 274 • Emergency lighting every 50 metres 21 tunnels are currently under construction. 16 are in the • Hydrants every 140 metres final planning stage, which is the last step before construc - • 2 groups of 6 fan ventilators tion work commences. Development projects are in prepara - • Smoke extraction valves every 96 metres tion for 9 tunnels (i.e. penultimate stage prior to construc - • Air extraction shaft above the carriageway tion work), while a further 8 projects have just been initiated • Warning signals every 250 metres (preliminary stage) or are now in the second (general) plan - • Wind measurement system ning stage. • Video cameras every 150 metres • Air quality and visibility measurement every 400 metres • Fire detection and radiation detection cables along the entire tunnel Below: San Bernardino control centre • GSM / UMTS antenna for use of mobile phones in the tunnel Right: San Bernardino tunnel after total renovation • Optical guidance system Photos © Grisons civil engineering office However, even the most sophis - ticated safety installations cannot prevent the occurrence Air extraction shaft of accidents in tunnels. Human error is the main cause of many fatal accidents in road tunnels. 0 4 . 2 Escape route 7 Escape Rescue 5 0 9 . . 2

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10 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 11 MOTORWAY Motorway service stations offer The Swiss Federal Roads Office is to 2.15 BILLION SWISS travellers a place to rest for a while, invest 2.15 billion Swiss francs in SERVICE STATIONS have something to eat or drink, or the motorway network in 2008. The FRANCS FOR THE CON - fill up their vehicle with petrol. The sum of 1.18 billion has been ear - STRUCTION, EXPANSION ideal distance between service sta - marked for the expansion and tions is 40 to 50 kilometres, de- maintenance of the existing net - AND MAINTENANCE OF pending on the type and volume of work, while a further 950 million traffic. Swiss francs are to be drawn from THE MOTORWAY NETWORK the infrastructure fund to cover the construction of new stretches. In the 2007 winter session, Parliament approved the necessary credit facilities, and the Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) has meanwhile approved the respec - tive programmes. A total of 1,763 kilometres of motorway are currently in operation.

Construction of new stretches Expansion and maintenance There are currently 34 service stations in opera - (via the infrastructure fund) (special financing for road transport) tion on Switzerland’s motorway network. Nine of these also provide drivers with the opportunity A total of 950 million Swiss francs is available for the con - Parliament has approved a total of 1.18 billion Swiss francs of crossing to the other side of the motorway so struction of new stretches of motorway to complete the origi - for financing the expansion and maintenance of motorway that they can proceed in the opposite direction, nally planned network. Work is scheduled to commence on stretches already in operation. Most of this amount is to be while at a further seven it is possible for people two of these stretches this year, namely: invested in 115 major maintenance projects, 63 of which are to cross over the motorway on foot. currently in the planning stage, while the remaining 42 are • A4 in Zug (border of the canton of Zurich / Lorze river) Schaffhausen now being implemented. In 2008, the main tasks are to be • A8 expressway in Obwalden, between Giswil/Grossmatt Kreuzlingen initiated for the following ten maintenance projects: Basel-Nord/Weil and Ewil (Zollhaus tunnel) Basel Pratteln Forrenberg Frauenfeld • A1 Fribourg: Löwenberg –Gurbrü The other priorities concern the continuation of construc - Boncourt Kloten Winterthur Thurau St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden • A2 Aargau: Noise protection measures, Zofingen Sissach Aarau Delémont Kemptthal St. Margrethen tion projects that are already in progress: Würenlos • A2 Nidwalden: Stansstaad –Stans South Eggberg Herisau Teufengraben Zürich Kölliken • A16 (Jura transversal) in the cantons of Bern and Jura • A2 Ticino: Piottino Appenzell Solothurn Gunzgen Herlisberg • A9 in Valais • A2 Ticino: Melide –Bissone Pieterlen Glarnerland • Zurich western bypass • A3 Schwyz: Improvement of visibility in Deitingen Werdenberg Sursee Zug Walensee La Chaux-de-Fonds Fuchsberg • Kirchenwald tunnel (A2/A8) in Nidwalden Blatt tunnel Neuenkirch • A9 Vaud: Bex –cantonal border Valais Luzern Glarus • Saas bypass tunnel in Grisons (N28) Neuchâtel Grauholz Sargans Schwyz Bern Heidiland • Completion of Basel northern bypass • A9 Valais: St. Maurice –Martigny Langmau Stans • A13 Grisons: Roveredo bypass Münsigen Sarnen Altdorf Chur Gotthard The largest credits have been allocated to the fol - • A13 Grisons: Cassanawald South –Nufenen Rose de la Broye Yverdon Fribourg Engelberg Thun lowing cantons: La Gruyère Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle • Bern: 211.1 million Bravois • Zurich: 192.3 million Lausanne Airolo • Valais: 181.3 million Villette San Gottardo-Sud La Côte Kandersteg Vevey • Jura: 143.6 million Nyon Goppenstein • Obwalden: 46.4 million Le Chablais Sierre • Grisons: 38.6 million Genève Brig Sion • Nidwalden: 37.1 million Bellinzona San Vittore Locarno Bellinzona Grand St-Bernard Martigny One-third of the overall budget will be spent in the Lugano French-speaking and Italian-speaking regions. The com - on both sides of the motorway pletion of the planned network is to remain a shared Colderio on one side only responsibility between the federal government and the Chiasso cantons, even after the entry into effect of the redistrib - possibility to cross over in vehicle ution of financial responsibility and the accompanying

possibility to cross over on foot division of duties. 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

12 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 13 MAJOR ROAD WORKS Road works are primarily required Motorways generally require struc - MAJOR in order to preserve the substance tural maintenance after they have ON THE of the country’s motorways and been in operation for 15 to 20 MAINTENANCE SITES MOTORWAY NETWORK thus their value, and keep them years. Maintenance work may range ON THE MOTORWAY safe to use. Ensuring that the road from minor repairs through to com - surfaces offer the necessary degree prehensive overhauls that require NETWORK IN 2008 of grip and enhancing the level of the operation of large-scale road - safety in tunnels are among the work sites over lengthy periods of most essential requirements. time. The service life of a stretch of motorway primarily depends on the properties of the road surface. If we wait too long Construction of new stretches, expansion, main - sites (e.g. fewer and/or narrower lanes) and/or reduced speed before carrying out renovation work, the damage becomes more severe and the associ - tenance and operation limits, this inevitably leads to congestion or traffic jams. ated costs increase exponentially. In addition to the road surface, the traffic volume is Construction of new stretches refers to the construction of Extensive roadwork sites, main roadwork “sea - also a significant factor, and this has risen sharply over the past few years. When main - entirely new sections of motorway in accordance with the son” federal resolution on the motorway network. This includes the tenance operations are carried out, any necessary expansion work is implemented at actual completion of the network (e.g. A9 in Valais, A16 Jura Due to the nature of motorways, maintenance and road - the same time. This concentration of tasks means that interferences with traffic flow transversal, A4 Zurich, A5 Biel) and any sections subse - work sites are always extensive, and this results in major can be kept to a minimum. Construction work on motorways has to be carried out quently approved by Parliament. Expansion refers to the mod - logistical demands for operators and contractors. Ensuring ification of existing roadway-related facilities (e.g. noise pro - the smooth flow of deliveries and removals is extremely under sufficiently good weather and warm temperature conditions. In Switzerland the tection and environmental protection structures, wildlife cor - demanding, since it can quickly be brought to a standstill: for ideal time of year for this is the period between April and October. ridors, additional lanes, tunnel safety measures, adaptation example, any incidents (accidents, breakdowns, etc.) that to new technical specifications and safety standards, modifi - occur within the stretch concerned may result in the blockage cation of motorway connections). Renovation refers to com - of all delivery and removal operations. prehensive maintenance and expansion work on the existing Due to the climatic conditions in Switzerland, major road - motorway network. Here, project management is required, work has to be carried out in the period from April to October, which places high demands on planning, financial expendi - even in the low-lying regions. Temperatures of 10 to 15 A1 motorway: ture and personnel. degrees celsius are required for road surfacing work in order Löwenberg –Gurbrü construction site Löwenberg – Gurbrü section Non-project-based structural maintenance refers to small- to ensure that the resulting surface quality meets the speci - scale projects that do not require a comprehensive manage - fied standard for motorways. Purpose: ment structure. This concerns maintenance tasks/repairs in Complete renovation of this section, which was opened response to urgent need for action following damage caused Lane width to traffic in 1981. by accidents, storms, etc. The standard cross-sections of many existing motorways, The objective of operational maintenance is to ensure the Tasks: and especially the widths of traffic and emergency lanes, were safe operation of the motorway network. Activities include Renewal of road structure and surface (integration of based on criteria that applied many years or even decades maintenance of centre strips and embankments, cleaning, low-noise surface), renewal of signalling and safety ago. Numerous stretches were constructed in the 1960s and snow and ice clearance, etc. facilities, installation of traffic monitoring system 1970s, and are thus too narrow by present-day standards, and (video), renewal of drainage system, adaptation of this gives rise to problems for road users as well as mainte - Traffic flow and road safety entire section to the new expansion, environmental and nance contractors. When major alterations are carried out on safety requirements. Major maintenance operations are always carried out with - a section of motorway that was originally constructed thirty out closing the stretch of road concerned. This means that it years ago and is to be adapted to present-day standards, the Length: is essential to ensure traffic and workplace safety during all space that is available is limited both for the necessary 5.1 kilometres stages of each maintenance operation, at all times of year, installations and maintenance operations, as well as for road Duration: round the clock and in all weather conditions. users. Furthermore, in the past, drainage systems were fre - March to December 2008 In addition, traffic volumes are constantly increasing and quently installed in the centre strip, which makes them more available space is thus growing increasingly scarce, since the difficult to maintain and repair. In accordance with current Traffic volume: infrastructure cannot be continuously expanded but only standards, these systems are now installed outside the emer - Approx. 22,000 vehicles per day from time to time. On the A1 between Bern and St Gall, there gency lane. Costs: is no section that has a daily traffic volume of less than 50 million Swiss francs 70,000 vehicles for 4 lanes, while some sections (e.g. Gubrist) have to accommodate peak loads of up to 100,000 Implementation: vehicles. This means that traffic flows already frequently Canton of Fribourg, on behalf of the federal government reach or come close to critical levels under normal conditions, and whenever road conditions change due to maintenance 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

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A12 motorway: Motorway maintenance planning Flamatt – Bümpliz section Specifications of the federal government Bex –Martigny Purpose: The complete renovation of motorway stretches in Switzer - section of the A9: Complete renovation of this 30-year-old section in order General view of land is carried out in accordance with a maintenance plan to secure its efficiency and operational safety. Adapta - Rhone bridge drawn up by the federal government. Activities aimed at pre - construction site, tion of drainage system and noise protection barriers to serving the substance of existing stretches and expanding St. Maurice. present-day legal requirements. and enhancing the motorway network are carried out in sec - Tasks: tions of maximum 15 kilometres in length. Thus the distance Repair of damage to road structure and surface, bridge to the next section where roadwork is being carried out has to joints, drainage systems and utility supply lines. Adap - be at least 30 kilometres. Furthermore, once work has been tation of this section to new expansion, environmental completed on a given stretch, no roadwork sites that inter - and safety requirements. fere with traffic are permitted on that stretch for a period of 15 years. Length: 7.8 kilometres Federal government criteria for motorway maintenance Duration: planning: April 2007 to October 2008 • Maximum length of motorway roadwork site: 15 km Traffic volume: • Minimum distance between two motorway roadwork sites: Approx. 38,000 vehicles per day 30 km • Minimum period without roadwork site on same stretch Costs: (from date of completion): 15 years Approx. 100 million Swiss francs

Implementation: Advantages of this method: Canton of Bern, on behalf of the federal government The advantages of planning the simultaneous implementa - tion of maintenance and/or expansion projects on a given stretch of motorway are as follows:

A2 motorway: Emmen South –Lucerne A9 motorway: A13 motorway: Section from Cassanawald South • Fewer roadwork sites and traffic hold-ups thanks to co- South/Kriens section (Lucerne city ring road) Bex – Martigny section to Nufenen junction ordinated construction work • Optimum utilisation of financial resources Purpose: Purpose: Purpose: • Long-term provision of functional road connections Complete renovation of the section between Emmen and Complete renovation of section between Bex and Mar - Repair of Cassanawald road surface, gallery and tunnel, • Enhancement of the efficiency of the motorway network Kriens (especially engineering structures and tunnels), tigny, which was handed over to traffic in several stages Top: as well as other engineering structures. Enhancement of which is now more than 30 years old. between 1981 and 1988. Cassanawald tunnel safety. Tasks: Tasks: wall: Tasks: Concreting, Renewal of surface, renovation of bridges and the Reuss - Renovation of road structure and surface, noise protec - reprofiling, Renewal of road surface, repair of Cassanawald wall, port and Sonnenberg tunnels. Renewal of drainage sys - tion barriers, renewal of signalling and electromechani - replacement of replacement of Nufenen bridge, repair and modernisa - tem. Adaptation of this section to new expansion, envi - cal installations, renovation of engineering structures, coping tion of Cassanawald gallery and tunnel (static struc - ronmental and safety requirements. modernisation of tunnels. Adaptation of this section to tures, escape routes, electromechanical installations, Bottom: new expansion, environmental and safety requirements. drainage system), installation of new fire hydrant net - Length: Cassanawald work. Adaptation of this section to new expansion, envi - Approx. 5 kilometres Length: tunnel: ronmental and safety requirements. 13.3 kilometres Stripping of Duration: concrete surface, Length: 2008 to 2012 Duration: pre-concreting 2.5 kilometres May 2008 to end of 2009 Traffic volume: Photos: Grisons Duration: More than 85,000 vehicles per day Traffic volume: civil engineering 2008 to 2010, from Easter to mid-November each year Approx. 34,000 vehicles per day office Costs: Traffic volume: Approx. 400 million Swiss francs Costs: Approx. 7,000 vehicles per day 110 million Swiss francs Implementation: Costs: Swiss Federal Roads Office Implementation: Approx. 38 million Swiss francs Swiss Federal Roads Office Implementation: Canton of Grisons, on behalf of the federal government 2007/2008 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Finance 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

16 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 17 EUROPEAN Switzerland’s motorways are also Use of earmarked revenue in 2007 FINANCING major axes for international road (in million Swiss francs). TRUNK ROADS traffic. Eleven European trunk roads PASSING THROUGH pass through Switzerland, almost entirely via the motorway network. SWITZERLAND These trunk roads are readily iden - tifiable by a white “E” and road

number on a green background. Net revenue from oil tax Oil tax surcharge on motor fuels Motorway stickers

3028 2039 293 Art. 86 BV Art. 86 BV Art. 86 BV

Dortmund Amsterdam Stuttgart Würzburg Hoek van Holland Karlsruhe Paris 50% 50% 100% 100% Mulhouse Schaffhausen München Belfort Kreuzlingen Lindau Kreuzlingen Basel General Road Frauenfeld Bregenz federal funds construction Boncourt Baden Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Sissach Liestal Aarau Brest Herisau Delémont 1514 1514 Olten Zürich Appenzell Solothurn Feldkirch Constanta Sursee Zug La Chaux-de-Fonds less

Luzern Glarus Neuchâtel Sargans Schwyz Bern Langmau Metz Stans Global budget Besançon Sarnen Altdorf Chur 64 Yverdon Fribourg Engelberg Thun Administrative costs: fed. government, road construction, research (MinVG Art. 3, 22.3.1985)

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle

Lausanne Available funds for road construction Airolo Metz Kandersteg Vevey 3782 Dijon Nyon Goppenstein Federal law on the use of earmarkedrevenue from oil taxes (in German = MinVG)

Sierre

Genève Brig Sion Bellinzona Locarno Motorways Main roads Other Non- Special project related project related road traffic

Martigny contributions contributions financing

Lugano Nantes 1978 189 694 519 *402 Mâcon

Chambéry Gd-St-Bernard Marseille Chiasso Mt-Blanc General contributions Cantons with Aosta Milano Como Tortona Roma and financial international transalpine routes and Genova redistribution no motorways 491 28 E 21: (Dijon) –Geneva E 41: (Stuttgart) –Schaffhausen –Zurich –Altdorf E 23: (Besançon) –Vallorbe –Lausanne E 43: (Bregenz) –St Margrethen –Buchs –Chur –San Bernar - E 25: (Mulhouse) –Basel –Härkingen junction –Bern– Lau - dino –Bellinzona Intersections/separation Protection of environment Protection against Combined transport sanne –Geneva –(Mont Blanc) E 54: (Waldshut) –Schaffhausen –(Singen) of road and rail and landscapes forces of nature + NEAT E 27: (Belfort) –Porrentruy –Bern –Martigny –Grand St Ber - E 60: (Mulhouse) –Basel –Zurich –Winterthur – nard –(Aosta Valley) St Gallen –St Margrethen –(Feldkirch) 10 94 37 553 E 35: (Offenburg) –Basel –Härkingen junction –Lucerne –Alt - E 62: (Macon) –Geneva –Lausanne –Martigny – dorf –St Gotthard –Bellinzona –Lugano –Chiasso – Simplon –(Milan)

(Como) E 712: Geneva –(Chambéry) * remaining income considered 2007/2008 Finance Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

18 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 19 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IN THE ROADS SECTOR

net amounts in millions of Swiss francs

1985 –2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Motorways Construction, incl. planning and land acquisition 20,099.1 1,471 1,502 1,426 1,448 1,310 1,184 1,263 Interest on liabilities prior to 1985 1,666.5 Renovation 422.0 (1958–1984; as of 1.1.1997; motorways, maintenance) 1,432.0 457 488 517 534 580 612 549 Structural maintenance 1,912.5 Operational maintenance 1,820.8 122 128 128 124 129 130 165 Police up to 31.12.1994 810.0

Highways 3,466.8 214 209 201 195 191 188 189

Other project-related contributions Crossroads / separation of traffic 908.1 38 28 28 24 25 17 10 Carriage of HGVs by rail, carriage of cars by rail and NEAT 2,425.4 399 563 573 587 701 602 553 Parking lots near railway stations (up to 31.12.1995) 101.3 Parking lots near railway stations, loans (up to 31.12.1995) 6.1 Protection of environment and landscapes (road traffic) 1,716.3 156 149 152 110 102 108 94 Protection of other roads against forces of nature 553.8 30 33 32 24 22 33 37

Non-project-related contributions General contributions to roads, offsetting 5,072.2 450 417 390 416 423 423 434 General contributions to roads, extraordinary contributions 1,823.1 76 78 65 55 55 57 58 International transalpine routes / cantons without motorways 389.8 29 27 25 26 27 27 28 Research (up to 2006) 118.0 10 10 10 11 11 10 – Administration (up to 2006) 179.1 17 17 25 27 26 26 – Global budget (as of 2007) 64

Total expenditure 44,921.9 3,469 3,649 3,572 3,581 3,602 3,417 3,444 Revenue from oil taxes, supplementary customs duty, motorway stickers 45,181.5 3,692 3,631 3,682 3,716 3,756 3,770 3,846 Other income (licences, loans, repayments) 12.4 ––––––– Expenditure (+) or income (-) from special financing of road traffic + 2,119.8 + 223 -18 +110 +135 +154 +353 + 402 Special financing 3,251.0 3,474 3,456 3,566 3,701 3,855 4,208 4,610 2007/2008 HGVs Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

20 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 21 INSPECTION OF HGV inspections secure a higher Information about HGV inspections: Explanations of violation categories: degree of compliance with the • More than one violation may be reported per inspected ADR/SDR: Infringement of provisions governing the carriage of vehicle. dangerous goods by road HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES applicable regulations, enhance VTS: Infringement of the provisions of the Ordinance on the • 54 percent of inspected HGVs were registered in Switzer - road safety and promote fair com - Technical Requirements for Road Vehicles IN 2007 land, 43 percent in the EU and 3 percent in other countries. Weight: Exceeding the maximum permissible overall weight and/or petition among the various forms of • More than 20 percent of violations concerned breaches of maximum permissible axle weight maximum driving times and minimum rest periods, while HGV fee: Infringement of the provisions of the distance-related heavy goods vehicle fee (administrative fine not applicable) Statistics concerning transport. The aim here is to ensure 18 percent involved infringements of weight regulations FiaZ: Driving under the influence of alcohol normal and intensive inspections that the regulations applying to (HGVs exceeding the maximum permissible total weight (administrative fine not applicable) drivers, vehicles and loads are en- and/or maximum permissible axle weight), and 15 percent FuD/FuM: Driving under the influence of drugs or medicaments concerned infringements against technical requirements. (administrative fine not applicable) forced more effectively in keeping with the principle, “If it doesn’t comply with the ARV: Ordinance on working hours and rest periods for professional drivers regulations, it doesn’t belong on the road”. In 2007, the federal government helped AF: Administrative fine the cantons intensify their HGV inspections by providing financial support amounting PR: Police report to around 20 million Swiss francs. The Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) is responsible for concluding the cor - responding service level agreements with the respective cantonal police forces. e / l e c i m n h i o s e t i - v e t s l t a c n h l / s i s g o o n e i h i i e w o c i v t e n i r e n v a t t f f n d l e r a o n d o n c l o u i i u R i a e s n l c o t M l o r t D i v e o r a U y n c t g c i r S h v e e r F t a t h o n r e f / l l z i e / s a t d e g t p a a l i v Z V i R i V h D n n S t t h s i o g a e t G t D R r a i T w U u i U o o n e C O T I S E O T A V V S W H F F A D r

AF PR AF PR AF PR AF PR PR PR PR AF PR AF PR AF PR AG 6,272 4,823 3,020 1,750 53 721 5 23 4 65 00 15 213 04415 289 0043 41 AR 1,175 576 517 59 0 24 2000 0000000517 0000 BE 18,352 10 ,657 10 ,070 563 24 1,844 22 56 75 114 22 18 182 443 188 23 3 32 150 0 84 384 48 BL 12,341 8,273 4,606 3,616 51 2,843 18 58 124 206 38 12 126 376 7 10 2 330 167 19 57 878 415 BS 4,264 1,461 640 752 69 529 1 16 1 127 08 10 39 61012 88 0028 192 FR 2,265 699 620 77 2 217 0228 3223 64 000940 2918 35 GL 1,880 2,592 1,685 904 3 547 4924 5046 58 30061 122 10200 32 GR* 5,064 7,583 2,834 4,679 70 2,819 258289 5 10 96 253 340163 573 0 10 223 1,175 JU 2,404 767 594 169 4 68 0000 0105000248 0011 1 LU 11,406 6,475 3,710 2,727 38 2,968 20 35 104 275 39 7 25 62 64043 161 5 16 1,064 110 NW 7,104 7,294 2,297 4,957 40 1,681 0290 58 10 1 234 271 01094 284 12 507 117 v OW 1,163 1,894 1,628 242 24 168 1025 0057110841 1088 8 SG 8,693 8,671 6,024 2,587 60 1,890 8 25 29 74 17 47 157 26246 336 7 724 419 SH 4,857 2,274 747 1,482 45 443 22963 1 18 4 73 2 20 0 20 117 0863 41 SO 13,188 7,870 4,407 3,410 53 3,789 15 32 0 14 10156 490 2301,079 132 08972 885 SZ 1,538 711 561 144 6 221 2116 20 00 412 20017 76 0453 14 TG 12,588 12 ,251 7,522 4,464 265 3,098 5 34 177 253 72131 300 28078 660 2 42 974 423 TI 10,535 16 ,744 6,366 7,512 2,866 4,344 7 69 235 932 40 44 74 192 240272 540 091,095 829 UR 15,768 29 ,630 8,771 19 ,800 1,059 5,834 12 26 134 1,756 18 39 914 809 1 18 0 64 374 0 29 858 782 VD 11,814 14 ,061 10 ,886 3,148 27 1,034 07417 16 47 226 53035 388 00156 139 VS 4,859 2,730 2,016 698 16 771 4 30 4 24 27 21 146 05123 369 0450 81 ZG 3,566 3,271 2,829 420 22 604 0013 0210 28 08020 189 61 213 69

Total 161 ,096 151 ,307 82 ,350 64 ,160 4,797 36 ,457 130 432 1,021 4,307 193 184 2,170 4,224 232 123 12 2,428 5,161 49 848 8,212 6,731

* incl. HGV inspection centre in Unterrealta (on the A13) Figures for the canton of Zurich have not been included in the above table due to the use of different recording methods. 2007/2008 HGVs Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Traffic flow and traffic management 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

22 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 23 HEAVY GOODS Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) inspec - In 2007, the volume of heavy goods TRANSALPINE GOODS tion centres help maintain a bal - traffic passing through the Swiss VEHICLE INSPECTION ance between the transport of Alps increased for the first time in TRAFFIC IN 2007 CENTRES goods by rail and road. They are a three years, with a total of 1.26 means of enhancing road safety, million HGVs using the four main especially on the main transit routes. The downward trend noted routes, primarily by ensuring that in the period from 2004 to 2006 the regulations applying to drivers, has thus been halted. The record vehicles and loads are enforced more effectively in keeping with the principle, “If it volume of 1.4 million HGVs was recorded in 2000. doesn’t comply with the regulations, it doesn’t belong on the road”.

In 2007, the number of HGVs crossing the Alps through Year Gotthard Grand St.Bernard Simplon San Bernardino All Switzerland rose by 7 percent, by 82,135 to 1,262,525. This 1981 171,000 57,000 11,000 73,000 312,000 sharp increase versus the previous year is partly attributable 1982 233,000 68,000 15,000 79,000 395,000 HGV inspection centres are operated by the police force of A large-scale HGV inspection centre on the Gotthard route 1983 283,000 64,000 23,000 79,000 449,000 to the closure of the Gotthard route in June 2006 due to a the canton housing the facility, whose mandate is to monitor (A2 in Ripshausen, canton of Uri) is currently under construc - 1984 298,000 48,000 14,000 72,000 432,000 major rockfall on the A2 near Gurtnellen. But if we eliminate compliance with traffic regulations and technical require - tion, while the planning stage for its counterpart on the other 1985 353,000 43,000 19,000 75,000 490,000 June 2006 from the comparison between 2006 and 2007, the ments on motor vehicles. They measure the weight and dimen - side of the tunnel (Bodio, canton of Ticino) is nearing com - 1986 419,000 50,000 16,000 80,000 565,000 sions of HGVs, and check their technical condition (brakes, pletion. Additional medium-sized centres are to be con - increase is still around 4.5 percent. If we compare the figures 1987 468,000 49,000 20,000 86,000 623,000 steering, general condition). They also carry out checks on structed in St. Maurice (Valais) on the Simplon/St. Bernhard for 2007 with the average volume over the past 5 years, the 1988 507,000 57,000 20,000 84,000 668,000 drivers, including their driving licence and, in particular, their (A9) route, and in Oensingen (Solothurn) on the A1 east-west result is an increase by 2.2 percent. 1989 538,000 58,000 21,000 82,000 699,000 observance of the legally prescribed maximum driving times axis. According to the current plans, a total of 12 HGV inspec - 1990 548,000 64,000 27,000 94,000 733,000 and minimum rest periods. The police also carry out alcohol tion centres should be in operation on Switzerland’s motorway 1991 603,000 67,000 28,000 101,000 799,000 and drug tests. network by 2012. 1992 659,000 59,000 20,000 109,000 847,000 1993 736,000 50,000 11,000 109,000 906,000 Financing Holding and parking zones for HGVs 1994 807,000 41,000 19,000 119,000 986,000 1995 871,000 40,000 21,000 115,000 1,047,000 The intensification of HGV inspections has been incorpo - Holding zones for HGVs are required so that the interval 1996 935,000 39,000 24,000 124,000 1,122,000 rated into the federal law governing the transfer of feed system can function optimally. The large-scale HGV 1997 964,000 36,000 25,000 119,000 1,144,000 transalpine goods transport from road to rail. The aim here is inspection centres on both sides of the Gotthard road tunnel 1998 1,035,000 44,000 27,000 129,000 1,235,000 to promote fair competition between the various forms of will be equipped with the necessary space for this purpose, 1999 1,101,000 48,000 30,000 138,000 1,317,000 transport. The additional inspections, which take place both which can also be used as parking areas for HGVs if traffic flow 2000 1,187,000 52,000 27,000 138,000 1,404,000 on the road and at inspection centres, are financed by the fed - should be hampered, for example as the result of an accident 2001 966,000 61,000 67,000 277,000 1,371,000 eral government on the basis of service level agreements with or inclement weather. The existing holding zones in the emer - 2002 858,000 88,000 98,000 205,000 1,249,000 2003 1,004,000 71,000 72,000 144,000 1,291,000 the cantons. In 2007, the federal government spent around 20 gency lanes along the A2 motorway in the cantons of Nid - 2004 969,347 65,067 66,598 154,352 1,255,364 million Swiss francs for this purpose, drawing on the federal walden, Uri and Ticino will then no longer be required, and 2005 924,879 55,901 73,334 149,856 1,203,970 portion of the revenue collected from the HGV fee. Once all this will result in significant improvements in terms of road 2006 855,618 57,650 82,025 185,097 1,180,390 the planned HGV inspection centres are in operation, the safety, while HGV drivers will benefit from greatly improved 2007 963,388 55,102 82,087 161,948 1,262,525 annual costs for inspections will rise to around 30 million facilities in the holding zones. Swiss francs. Schaffhausen Transalpine goods Veh./year Locations of HGV inspection centres HGV traffic, inspection 1981 to 2007: HGV inspection centres are being installed on the main centre: number of heavy 1,400,000 north-south and east-west axes, as well as on other motorway HGV in goods vehicles per 1,200,000 sections with a high volume of heavy goods traffic. profiler annum, shown by 1,000,000 transalpine route On the San Bernardino route (A13), the Unterrealta HGV 800,000 inspection centre has been in operation since November 600,000 2004. Here, HGVs travelling in both directions are inspected 400,000 near the entrance on the north side of the San Bernardino tun - 200,000 nel. An HGV inspection centre was opened in Schaffhausen 0 (A4) in December 2007, while a third medium-sized centre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Bern-Mösli, A1/A6) was handed over for operation in June 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2008. A2 – Gotthard road tunnel A13 – San Bernardino tunnel A9 – Simplon Kulm tunnel Grand St-Bernard 007/2008 Traffic flow and traffic management Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Traffic flow and traffic management 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

24 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 25 TRAFFIC VOLUME In 2007, the automatic traffic In 2007, the traffic volume on TRAFFIC FLOW ON counting stations operated by the Switzerland’s motorways increased ON SWISS MOTORWAYS Swiss Federal Roads Office recorded more sharply than in the past few SWITZERLAND’S IN 2007 an average daily traffic volume on years. The increase versus 2006 was MOTORWAYS IN 2007 Switzerland’s motorway network of roughly 3 percent, which is above around 5 million motor vehicles: the mean annual growth rate of 2.4 this represents an increase by al- percent for the past 10 years. most 3 percent versus 2006. The network of automatic traffic counting stations covers 163 stretches of motorway, and

last year 118 of these delivered a full data set. During 2007, 29 new counting stations The overall traffic volume on Switzerland’s motorways Traffic trend on selected motorway stretches were installed, and these were of course unable to deliver a full data set. The remain - increased by around 3 percent in 2007 versus 2006. While Analyses of individual motorway stretches revealed the moderate traffic growth was recorded in 2005 and 2006, the ing 16 were subjected to lengthy interruptions, e.g. due to construction work. following notable trends: increase in 2007 rose above the mean annual growth rate of

0 2.4 percent for the past 10 years. • A2 between Basel and Chiasso: Sharp increase in traffic volume versus prior year due to one-month closure of Got - The following 10 traffic counting stations recorded the 1,500 thard route in 2006. Schaffhausen highest average traffic volumes on Switzerland’s motorway 30 ,000 network in 2007 (average number of motor vehicles per day, • The opposite effect was observed on the San Bernardino Basel Frauenfeld 45 ,000 and comparison with prior year): route (A13), the Simplon route (A9) and the Brünig Pass St. Gallen (A8): here the volume of traffic was significantly lower in Liestal 60 ,000 comparison with 2006. Aarau Delémont Herisau 75 ,000 Zürich • A1 between Bern and Zurich, and A5 between Biel and Appenzell A 1 AG 097 BADEN, BAREGG TUNNEL 112,881 + 2.9% Solothurn 90 ,000 Luterbach junction: Sharp increase in traffic volume due to No. of motor vehicles A 2 BL 081 MUTTENZ, HARD 104,845 + 0.1% completion of construction work at the major roadwork Zug Figures shown on map are in hundreds Example: 12 = 1,200 A 1C ZH 240 ZURICH N. BYPASS, SEEBACH 103,526 *) site between Kriegstetten and Oensingen. A 1 BE 056 SCHOENBUEHL, GRAUHOLZ 101,448 + 2.2% Luzern Schwyz Neuchâtel Bern Glarus A 1 ZH 114 BRUETTISELLEN N 98,939 + 3.0% A 1 VD 226 CRISSIER 98,637 + 1.8% Sarnen Stans Altdorf Chur A 1 BE 118 BERN, FELSENAU VIADUCT 98,539 + 2.9% A 1C ZH 020 ZURICH N. BYPASS, Fribourg AFFOLTERN 96,800 + 2.6% A 11 ZH 241 OPFIKON 91,392 + 4.0% A 2 LU 115 LUCERNE, REUSSPORT TUNNEL 88,493 + 1.8% Lausanne *) new counting station

Genève Sion Bellinzona Average daily traffic volume (DTV) in 2006 and 2007 by motorway. As the chart clearly shows, the traffic volume increased on all motorways versus the prior year. The biggest relative increase was on the A16 (+6.0%), while the lowest was on the A13 (0.4%). Measuring stations in 2007 (DTV) 2006 2007

70,000

60,000

50,000

Automatic traffic counts 40,000 • Average daily traffic volume in 2007, trend in traffic vol - policy. The statistics obtained from measuring stations, 30,000 ume 2006/2007. together with the management of a consistent and recognised • Total traffic in both directions in 24 hours. The average database, form the basis for road, transport and environment 20,000 daily traffic volume is calculated on the basis of the planning for the federal government, the cantons, and 10,000 recorded 24-hour average every day of the year. regional and municipal authorities. The ordinance attached to Monitoring traffic and its development on Switzerland’s the Swiss Federal Statistics Act dated 30 June 1993 forms the 0 roads is a prerequisite for defining a forward-looking transport necessary legal basis. A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A12 A13 A14 A16 A28 2007/2008 Traffic flow and traffic management Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Traffic flow and traffic management 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

26 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 27 TRAFFIC JAMS ON The total number of hours of traffic The Swiss traffic management cen - SWISS jams occurring on Switzerland’s tre in Emmen, canton of Lucerne, SWITZERLAND’S motorways fell by more than 10 has been co-ordinating and manag - TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MOTORWAYS percent in 2007, despite a sharp ing traffic on Switzerland’s motor - CENTRE increase in the traffic volume. The ways since 1 February 2008. It per - Statistics for 2007 total of 10,316 hours in 2007 was manently monitors and analyses (VMZ-CH) the lowest recorded level in the the traffic situation, and in close past six years. Congestion was the collaboration with the involved main cause, followed by accidents and road works. federal and cantonal players it specifies precautionary measures or issues the neces - sary instructions for dealing with events and incidents.

Main causes of traffic jams Main trouble spots

In 2007 it was once again congestion that was the main The agglomeration of Zurich is Switzerland's worst region Duties of the Swiss traffic management centre 26x 11x cause of traffic jams (69 percent of all occurrences; 2006: 70 for traffic jams. In 2007, the number of hours of traffic jams cantonal police regional service units percent), followed by accidents, which accounted for 1,881 occurring in the vicinity of Zurich northern bypass/Win - FE The Swiss traffic management centre is responsible for a variety of DR t O raf inf operational, planning and practical duties, e.g.: fic ras hours – almost exactly the same figure as last year (1,872 terthur rose slightly versus 2006, from 2,449 to 2,472. This ma tru Swiss na ctu ge re traffic management me + hours). In proportional terms, this represents a slight section thus accounts for around a quarter of the hours of centre (VMZ-CH) nt increase from 16 to 18 percent. The number of hours attribut - traffic jams recorded on Switzerland’s entire motorway net - • Monitoring and recording traffic conditions and events/inci - dents

Swiss traffic e able to road works fell by 20 percent from 1,528 to 1,220. work. In Zurich, traffic jams were recorded on 281 days last r 5 x FEDRO regional u

• Assessing traffic situations and deciding on any action that information centre t

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(VIZ-CH) F The main reason for this decrease was the completion of the year, which means on practically every weekday. The overall needs to be taken on the basis of predefined parameters comprehensive renovation of the stretch of the A1 between number of hours of traffic jams at the traditional trouble • Ordering measures to optimise traffic flow in close collaboration Kriegstetten and Oensingen. spots fell by 4.1 percent versus the prior year. At the same with the relevant federal and cantonal authorities Abroad • Co-ordinating traffic management operations with the relevant (Austria, Germany, time, the average number of days on which traffic jams were France, Italy) authorities abroad recorded fell by 2.6 percent from 195 to 190. • Preparing traffic management for scheduled occurrences such as 10,000 Trend in roadworks or major events traffic jams • Advising the Swiss Federal Roads Office and other specialised Partners of the Swiss traffic management centre 8,000 on the organisations on issues relating to traffic management on motorway network, Switzerland’s motorways Efficient traffic management calls for ideal interaction between 1994 to 2007 • Data management and evaluation, maintenance of technical aids the various federal and cantonal players. The Swiss traffic manage - 6,000 in hours and instruments used by the Swiss traffic management centre ment centre regulates the flow of information and ensures opti - mum interaction between the various players for securing traffic 4,000 management on Switzerland’s motorways. Its partners include:

Tools/instruments used by the Swiss traffic management centre • Cantonal traffic police units (safety, warnings and alarms, deal - 2,000 ing with incidents, traffic management tasks on behalf of the The Swiss traffic management centre has a variety of tools and Swiss Federal Roads Office) 0 instruments at its disposal for predicting and influencing traffic • The five FEDRO regional offices (e.g. construction and mainte - situations on the motorway network. These include: nance tasks) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 • The regional service units (e.g. winter services, greenery main - Congestion Road works Accident Others • IT-based systems for depicting the current situation or predict - tenance, minor structural and operational maintenance) ing its development • Swiss traffic information centres (distribution of traffic bul - 300 • Live video images from cameras on motorway stretches letins) Comparison of • Incident reports and general traffic bulletins from cantonal traf - • The relevant transport authorities abroad (co-ordination of traffic jam 250 fic police units, the Swiss traffic information centres and other cross-border traffic management measures) statistics at the organisations main trouble spots • Weather reports (Meteo Schweiz bulletins, radar images, etc.) 200 (2004 to 2007), • Traffic management plans, including specially designed elec - in days tronic tools for depicting scenarios, deciding on measures to be 150 taken, communicating with partners • Planning tool showing scheduled occurrences such as long-term 100 roadwork sites, major events, etc. • Permanent reporting on traffic management processes The new 50 • Inventories of equipment installed on motorway stretches (e.g. Swiss traffic automatic traffic counting stations, variable text signals) management 0 • Reports and information (phone, fax, e-mail, Internet) centre Gotthard north Gotthard south Baregg region Zurich –Winterthur Bern-Kriegstetten Lausanne Geneva (VMZ-CH) northern bypass bypass bypass in Emmen, 2004 2005 2006 2007 Lucerne. 2007/2008 Human-powered mobility Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Human-powered mobility 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

28 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 29 HUMAN-POWERED Switzerland’s transport policy aims The draft of the federal inventory of HISTORIC to meet present-day and future protected historic transport routes MOBILITY mobility needs as efficiently and lists routes of national importance TRANSPORT ROUTES ecologically as possible. Increasing in accordance with the provisions of Draft of federal inventory the proportion of human-powered the federal legislation governing mobility can significantly con - nature conservation and the protec - tribute towards the achievement of tion of local history and culture. this goal.

Human-powered mobility has a great deal of as yet unex - of human-powered mobility. The care and maintenance of The transport routes shown on the map in the federal For more detailed information about the inventory, please ploited potential for improving traffic flow, easing the burden these routes, which are a recognised part of the country’s inventory bear witness to the road construction achievements visit www.ivs.admin.ch. Here, all historic transport routes can on the environment (air pollution, noise, CO 2 emissions) and national heritage, has been laid down in the legislation gov - of past generations. The listed routes have been classified be viewed on an interactive map, together with background promoting public health. It is also developing into a popular erning nature conservation and the protection of local history into three categories according to historic, cultural and struc - information and picture material on the most important form of eco-tourism, and helps cut private as well as public and culture. A new ordinance is now in preparation that regu - tural criteria: routes. mobility costs. Switzerland’s transport policy therefore aims lates the protection of historic transport routes in Switzerland • Sections with a high level of structural substance of his - Examples of how historic transport routes have been pro - to increase the proportion of human-powered mobility in and forms the basis for enforcing the relevant legal provi - toric value tected and put to practical use can be found on the web sites overall traffic, both for everyday use and leisure-time pur - sions. • Sections with structural substance of historic value devoted to historic paths (www.kulturwege-schweiz.ch) and poses. The goal is for human-powered mobility to develop into As federal co-ordination centre for the protection of his - • Remains of historic routes hiking routes (www.wanderland.ch). a third – and equal – pillar alongside private motorised trans - toric transport routes, FEDRO’s main duties are as follows: port and public transport, either as an independent form of With the majority of historic routes, only the original mobility or in combination with other forms. • Commenting on federal government projects, e.g. in the course is still visible and the original structural substance has areas of forestry, roads and railways almost entirely disappeared. For its protection and conserva - The Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) wants to create the • Contributing to cantonal projects aimed at protecting, tion measures, the federal government therefore focuses on most favourable conditions possible for promoting human- maintaining or caring for historic transport routes routes that fall into the first two categories, i.e. those that powered mobility at the federal level, and for this reason it • Informing and advising authorities and the general public still have visible structural substance. supports the cantons in the following ways: Schaffhausen about the importance and condition of historic transport Kreuzlingen • Contributions towards infrastructure for human-powered routes Basel Frauenfeld mobility in towns and cities • Promoting the integration of historic transport routes into

Boncourt Liestal • Provision of enforcement tools, guidelines and standards the network of footpaths and hiking routes. Baden Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen • Background research and support of pilot projects Delémont Sissach Aarau For further information, please visit www.langsamverkehr.ch Olten Zürich • Adaptation of traffic regulations Herisau Appenzell • Evaluation and monitoring activities Solothurn

In the area of leisure-time activities, FEDRO supports the Sursee Zug “Wanderland” (hiking) and “Veloland” (cycling) projects, for La Chaux-de-Fonds Glarus which new and expanded network facilities were opened in Luzern Schwyz Sargans Neuchâtel Bern Langnau April 2008 (for further details, see pages 30 and 31). Stans Sarnen Chur The protection of historic transport routes of national Yverdon Altdorf importance is another activity that comes under the heading Fribourg Engelberg Thun

Vallorbe Thusis Interlaken Bulle

Lausanne Airolo

Kandersteg Vevey

Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre Brig Genève Sion Bellinzona Locarno

Martigny Sections with high level of structural

Human-powered mobility Lugano substance (654 km) is the term used Sections with structural substance of for all forms of mobility historic value (3,073 km) using our muscles Remains of historic routes (6,896 km)

(walking, cycling, scooting, etc.). Chiasso 2007/2008 Human-powered mobility Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Human-powered mobility 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

30 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 31 HIKING ROUTES Thanks to a network encompassing In 1998, “Veloland Schweiz” CYCLE ROUTES more than 60,000 kilometres, hik - opened 9 national routes totalling National and regional networks National and regional networks ing has become one of the most 3,300 kilometres in length. In the popular leisure-time and holiday meantime, it has expanded this activities in Switzerland. network to around 8,500 kilome - tres.

As of April 2008, 6,300 kilometres of national and regional National routes long-distance hiking paths had been signposted with route 1 Rhone route (Andermatt-Geneva) names and numbers displayed on a green background to indi - 2 Rhine route (Andermatt-Basel) cate they belong to the “Wanderland Schweiz” network. These 3 North-South route (Basel-Chiasso) signposts are based on the concept that was applied for cycle 4 Alpine Panorama route (St. Margrethen-Aigle) routes and have been designed to comply with the new stan - 5 Mittelland route (Romanshorn-Lausanne) dard for signposting human-powered mobility routes. 6 Grisons route (Chur-Martina/Bellinzona) For more detailed information about the network of hiking National routes Thanks to the positive response to its initial network of 9 7 Jura route (Basel-Nyon) routes, please visit www.wanderland.ch. 1 Via Alpina (Vaduz-Montreux) national routes, “Veloland Schweiz” has been able to add more 8 Aare route (Oberwald-Koblenz) 2 Trans-Swiss Trail (Porrentruy-Lugano) than 50 regional routes and thus extend its overall network to 9 Lakes route (Montreux-Rorschach) a length of around 8,500 kilometres. Each year, cyclists cover 3 Alpine Panorama route (Rorschach-Geneva) For more detailed information about the network of cycle an accumulated distance of 150 million kilometres and spend 4 Via Jacobi (Rorschach/Constance-Geneva) routes, please visit www.veloland.ch 5 Scenic Jura route (Dielsdorf-Nyon) a total of 100 to 150 million Swiss francs en route. 6 Alpine Passes route (Chur-St. Gingolph)

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32 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 33 NEW LEGAL PROVI - A variety of amendments to road The ADMAS (administrative meas - LICENCE WITHDRAWALS traffic legislation entered into ures database) statistics main - SIONS GOVERNING force on 1 January 2008. Persons tained by FEDRO show that in 2007 AND WARNINGS IN ROAD TRAFFIC whose driving licence is withdrawn fewer driving licences were with - 2007 can no longer switch to a lower- drawn than in 2006. While the powered vehicle in special catego- number of withdrawals due to ry F. Bench seats are no longer per - speeding and driving under the mitted in new vehicles. The training influence of drugs was lower, a of driving instructors has been adapted to the more stringent professional require - slightly higher number of drivers lost their licence due to drink driving. ments, and professional drivers now require a special certificate in order to transport passengers or goods.

Change Change 2006 2007 versus 2006 2007 versus No. No. prior year No. No. prior year Withdrawal of driving licence now extended to candidates for the increased demands placed on the profes - Measures involving motor vehicles Age of persons penalised vehicles in category F sion of driving instructor. This will result in a higher quality of with administrative measures instruction for learner drivers, which in turn will enhance the Warnings to holders of a learner's licence 168 285 69.6% Persons whose driving licence is withdrawn can no longer Warnings to holders of a driver's licence 51,061 48,464 -5.0% Under 20 3,692 3,533 -4.3% overall level of road safety. The new ordinance on the training switch to a lower-powered vehicle (special category F). When Withdrawal of learner’s licence 2,722 2,683 -1.4% 20 to 24 13,789 13,866 0.5% of driving instructors also includes provisions relating to the a driving licence is withdrawn, this also applies to authorisa - Withdrawal of driver’s licence 72,203 72,051 -0.2% 25 to 29 10,967 10,902 -0.5% ban on alcohol and the requirement of further education for tion to drive a category F vehicle (= achieves a maximum Refusal of learner’s or driver’s licence 3,221 3,578 11.0% 30 to 34 8,564 8,353 -2.4% driving instructors. speed of 45 km/h). Furthermore, the minimum age for most of Refusal to accept foreign driver’s licence 16,916 17,468 3.2% 35 to 39 8,477 8,141 -3.9% the vehicles in this category has been raised to 18. Vehicles of Instruction in road use 3,347 3,273 -2.2% 40 to 49 14,829 14,755 -0.4% New certificate and obligation of further educa - New driving test 1,424 1,459 2.4% 50 to 59 8,410 8,498 1.0% this type are often driven over lengthy stretches, and this not tion for drivers of buses and HGVs only hampers the flow of traffic, it also jeopardises road Examination by specialised psychologist 1,031 1,106 7.2% 60 to 69 3,935 4,209 6.9% safety. The minimum age for driving agricultural vehicles and Professional drivers who transport passengers or goods Special requirements 2,652 3,042 14.7% 70 and over 2,775 3,253 17.2% operating construction machinery remains unchanged. now need a special certificate of qualification in addition to a Reasons for withdrawal of driving licence Reasons for refusal of learner’s or commercial driving licence. The new certificate is required for Driving licences were withdrawn for the driver’s licence Bench seats no longer permitted the transport of passengers in coaches and minibuses (cate - following (in some cases, accumulated) reasons: or withdrawal of learner’s licence gory D1 or D), as well as for the carriage of goods in HGVs In order to protect passengers, the regulations governing Speeding offences 33,025 31,678 -4.0% Driving unaccompanied 446 423 -5.1% (category C1 or C). Current holders of licences in these cate - Drink driving (>= 0.08%) 18,600 19,133 2.8% Driving error 1,768 1,747 -1.1% the installation of supplementary seating in motor vehicles gories can obtain the certificate without having to pass an Careless driving 7,284 7,907 8.5% Drink driving 829 871 5.0% have been amended: bench seats are no longer permitted in examination. After 1 September 2009, persons who submit an Failure to give way 3,208 3,689 14.9% Driving without a licence 3,045 3,320 9.0% new vehicles, and existing bench seats have to be retrofitted application for a corresponding learner’s or driver’s licence to Failure to observe traffic signals 1,772 1,603 -9.5% Failure to pass driving test 303 350 15.5% with seat belts by not later than 1 January 2010. the relevant road traffic authority will be required to pass the Unlawful overtaking 1,976 1,869 -5.4% Driving despite withdrawal of licence 98 117 19.3% new comprehensive, more demanding theory and practical Other driving errors 6,922 5,324 -23.0% Theft 499 518 3.8% New road traffic control ordinance examinations. Professional drivers will from now on also have Alcohol addiction 922 1,059 14.8% Sickness or infirmity 67 70 4.4% With the new road traffic control ordinance, the various to periodically attend further education courses. The new cer - Influence of medicaments or drugs 2,086 2,049 -1.7% Other reasons 1,264 1,228 -2.8% provisions governing road traffic controls, together with the tificate of qualification is valid for a period of five years. In Drug addiction 2,161 1,804 -16.5% Reasons for warnings applicable reports and measures, are now united in a single order to renew it, holders are required to attend a refresher Sickness or infirmity 2,129 2,552 19.8% document. This results in greater transparency for the author - course held by a further education institution that is recog - Other reasons 13,986 15,046 7.5% Speeding 35,636 35,716 0.2% ities as well as for road users. nised and supervised by the relevant cantonal authorities. Careless driving 4,635 4,821 4.0% Duration of withdrawal of driving licence Details concerning the content and duration (35 hours within Failure to give way 3,225 3,140 -2.6% Increased road safety thanks to improved training 5 years) of the courses will be specified in the ordinance gov - 1 month 28,524 28,468 -0.1% Driving an unroadworthy vehicle 1,278 1,063 -16.8% of driving instructors erning the licensing of professional drivers. 2 months 3,404 2,920 -14.2% Failure to observe traffic signals 610 596 -2.2% 3 months 19,493 18,695 -4.0% Unlawful overtaking 367 297 -19.0% Anyone who wishes to become a qualified driving instruc - 4 to 6 months 10,773 11,025 2.3% Other reasons 5,470 5,335 -2.4% tor in Switzerland now has to obtain a federal “driving 7 to 12 months 2,398 2,829 17.9% Drink driving (>= 0.05% –0.079%) 6,295 6,442 2.3% instructor’s” certificate, which is the basic requirement for More than 12 months 1,343 1,594 18.6% obtaining a cantonal driving instructor’s permit. Holders of an Indefinite period 9,469 9,949 5.0% existing driving instructor’s permit do not have to obtain the Permanent withdrawal 34 30 -11.7% new federal certificate, but they are required to exchange their current permit for the new one by 31 December 2008. The new method of vocational training thoroughly prepares 2007/2008 Road traffic and vehicles Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Road traffic and vehicles 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

34 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 35 STRICT MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL REGISTRATION OF NEW ROAD VEHICLES BY OF ROAD SAFETY VEHICLE GROUP, VEHICLE TYPE 1995 –2007

Changes in speed limits on Switzerland’s roads 2005: two-stage instruction and introduction of provi - sional licence for holders of a new driving licence Built-up areas: 2009: introduction of certificate of qualification for pro - 1959: 60 km/h (definitive) fessional drivers, combined with more comprehen - 1980: 50 km/h (trial) sive and more demanding driving test and require - 1984: 50 km/h (definitive) ment of further education 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2002: Residential/pedestrian zones, 20 km/h (new) and VG Vehicle group VT vehicle type simplified 30 km/h zones Capacity to drive 1-7 Total vehicles 339,609 417,942 420,259 390,340 365,109 364,306 356,688 369,802 387,895 Outside of built-up areas: 1-6 Total motor vehicles 323,760 401,105 402,595 373,198 348,267 346,676 338,615 350,659 368,987 2005: reduction of maximum permitted blood alcohol Prior to 1973: no restriction level to 0.05 percent 1 Passenger cars 267,975 314,482 314,580 293,034 269,711 267,476 260,682 269,748 283,972 1973: 100 km/h (provisional) 01 Passenger cars 267,973 314,480 314,571 293,029 269,686 267,462 260,652 269,717 283,957 2005: zero tolerance for driving under the influence of 02 Heavy passenger cars 229525 14 30 31 15 1977: 100 km/h (definitive) drugs 1985: 80 km/h (trial) 2 Passenger vehicles 1,848 2,434 2,753 2,601 2,691 2,770 2,785 2,679 2,637 2005: more stringent administrative measures and cas - 10 Light motor vehicles 795 1,022 1,172 1,155 1,210 1,251 1,427 1,469 1,568 1989: 80 km/h (definitive), national referendum on 26 11 Heavy motor vehicles 57 175 116 162 181 112 126 134 138 cade system for repeat offenders 20 Coaches, buses 254 396 438 392 464 507 412 475 425 November 1989 21 Minibuses 664 715 940 798 775 815 747 521 405 22 Articulated buses 35 126 87 94 61 85 73 80 101 Motorways: Vehicle safety 23 Trolleybuses 2 () ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 24 Articulated trolleybuses 41 () ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Prior to 1973: no restriction 1971/72: dual-circuit brakes for all motor vehicles 1973: 100 km/h (temporary), due to oil crisis 3 Goods vehicles 18,275 26,687 28,502 23,978 20,987 22,495 23,535 26,252 28,055 1978: laminated safety glass for light motor vehicles 30 Delivery vehicles 15,093 21,848 22,576 20,100 17,790 18,927 19,668 21,410 23,605 1974: 130 km/h (provisional) 1994: lateral protection for new heavy goods vehicles 35 Goods trucks (lorries) 2,476 3,678 4,645 2,745 2,367 2,653 2,844 3,307 3,186 1977: 130 km/h (definitive) 36 Light articulated vehicles 211201001 1995: ABS (anti-blocking system) for heavy motor vehi - 37 Heavy articulated vehicles 15 15 9 10 46838 1985: 120 km/h (trial) 38 Articulated trucks (lorries) 689 1,145 1,271 1,121 826 908 1,015 1,532 1,255 cles 1989: 120 km/h (definitive), national referendum on 26 1995: more stringent requirements on dangerous parts 4 Agriculural vehicles 3,965 3,943 3,710 3,457 3,269 3,335 3,371 3,074 3,034 November 1989 43 Farm tractor 2,692 3,148 3,047 2,785 2,644 2,658 2,796 2,479 2,459 such as front guards, ornaments, etc. 52 Farm utility vehicle 134 192 213 237 290 310 301 315 322 1995: rear undercarriage protection for heavy motor vehi - 81 Farm truck (lorry) 1,076 566 436 409 320 351 182 219 193 Compulsory use of seatbelts 83 Walk-behind tractor 63 37 14 26 15 16 92 61 60 cles and their trailers 84 Farm ATV 000000000

1981: compulsory in front seats of cars 1996: speed limiters for new heavy motor vehicles 5 Industrial vehicles 2,251 2,747 2,747 2,722 2,753 2,729 3,012 3,241 3,351 1994: compulsory in rear seats of cars 1998: retrofitting of heavy motor vehicles with speed lim - 42 Tow tractor 40 74 77 81 79 113 155 183 136 50 Forklift 432 583 577 616 552 505 511 535 591 2006: compulsory for all vehicles equipped with seatbelts iters 51 Industrial utility vehicle 1,270 1,334 1,391 1,360 1,444 1,345 1,361 1,487 1,596 2003: requirement of additional rear-view mirrors for 80 Truck (lorry) 505 749 698 663 673 764 974 1,030 1,021 82 Powered wheelbarrow 47425211 67 Compulsory use of helmet HGVs to reduce blind spots 6 Motorcycles 29,446 50,812 50,303 47,406 48,856 47,871 45,230 45,665 47,938 2003: requirement of fire extinguishers for HGVs 1981: motorcycles 60 Motorcycle 27,060 30,585 29,520 27,491 40,627 42,522 40,238 40,666 43,141 2003: front undercarriage protection for HGVs 61 Small motorcycle 2,264 19,358 19,430 18,425 6,642 3,434 3,086 3,014 2,738 1990: mopeds and motor scooters 62 Three-wheel motorcycle 27 10 210 0457 2005: design of front of light motor vehicles for protec - 63 Motorcycle sidecar 92 41 24 33 32 29 33 47 27 2006: trikes and quads tion of pedestrians 64 Small three-wheel motorcycle 2 22 41 16 10 9 11 14 9 65 Lightweight ATV 09157 144 115 119 76 47 38 2007: regulations to protect occupants in the event of 66 Small ATV 0 526 806 1,006 1,217 1,516 1,593 1,672 1,785 Driving instruction frontal and side-on collisions 67 Three-wheel ATV 0 104 211 175 107 94 96 105 112 68 Snowmobile 1 166 114 114 96 148 93 95 81 1991: compulsory instruction in traffic regulations, com - 2008: prohibition of bench seats in new vehicles 7 Trailers 15,849 16,837 17,664 17,142 16,842 17,630 18,073 19,143 18,908 prehensive theory test 2010: requirement to install seat belts on existing bench 85 Farm trailer 28 81 213 213 255 322 411 492 495 seats 86 Motorcycle trailer 107 322 262 105 279 242 192 413 193 87 Farm utility trailer 17 51 101 154 309 370 468 442 415 88 Caravan with fifth wheel coupling 576210 2651 89 Trailer with fifth wheel coupling 655592534 No. of accidents with fatalities and injuries (2006) 90 Cargo trailer 9,378 11,075 11,964 11,621 11,270 12,061 12,320 12,639 12,655 91 Passenger trailer 343570246 Where the Total no. of With severe With With serious With minor 92 Caravan 2,222 1,933 1,856 1,878 1,766 1,654 1,573 1,638 1,620 most serious 93 Sport trailer 1,517 982 899 938 799 895 834 825 866 accidents injuries fatalities injuries injuries accidents occur 94 Utility trailer 1,760 1,262 1,110 1,030 1,080 1,022 1,132 1,501 1,341 95 Cargo trailer with fifth wheel coupling 628 937 1,105 1,037 829 904 968 1,014 1,144 96 Passenger trailer with fifth wheel coupling 000000000 Total no. of accidents 21,491 4,948 340 4,608 16,543 97 Sport trailer with fifth wheel coupling 120011122 98 Utility trailer with fifth wheel coupling 12 52 311 8 10 99 In built-up areas 13,859 2,939 119 2,820 10,920 99 Other trailers 165 171 138 151 217 147 151 156 157 Outside built-up areas 5,710 1,709 194 1,515 4,001 Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Abbreviations VG vehicle group VT Type of vehicle On motorways 1,922 300 27 273 1,622 Office (FSO) Publication Federal Statistical Office: registration of new motor vehicles in Switzerland Source Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) (until 2003: Federal Vehicle Inspection Office) 2007/2008 Road traffic and vehicles Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Road traffic and vehicles 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

36 BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO BSwiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO 37

1) Canton is determined on the basis of the address of In statistical terms, there is one car INVENTORY the vehicle holder, not the number plate NUMBER OF CARS PER 2) Inventory as of 30 Sept. Source: Swiss Federal Roads for almost every two people in OF VEHICLES IN Office (FEDRO, MOFIS) Switzerland. This means that CAPITA IN EUROPE / 3) Status as of 31 December (survey among cantons) SWITZERLAND 4) Mean population Switzerland is among the leading SWITZERLAND 5) Excluding trolley buses and articulated trolley buses countries in Europe as far as num - 6) A and P plates ber of cars per capita is concerned. But there are also differences Motor vehicles Trailers within Switzerland: Ticino has by (2 (2 far the highest density of cars per capita, while north-west Switzerland has the lowest. Total Cars Passenger Goods Agricultural Industrial Motor- motor transport transport vehicles vehicles cycles vehicles vehicles 5) vehicles Cars per 1,000 inhabitants 2004 1990 Total 5,186,343 3,955,787 48,026 324,153 184,062 55,149 619,166 344,687 1 Liechtenstein 692 594 2 Luxembourg 659 477 Lake Geneva region 964,669 750,999 9,342 54,530 23,994 8,872 116,932 52,888 3 Iceland 599 468 Geneva 288,153 221,251 2,670 15,347 1,534 1,598 45,753 8,094 4 Italy 581 483 Valais 227,549 174,007 2,181 14,726 8,797 3,656 24,182 20,440 5 Portugal 572 258 Vaud 448,967 355,741 4,491 24,457 13,663 3,618 46,997 24,354 6 Germany 546 445 7 Malta 525 298 Central plateau 1,189,722 884,302 12,508 72,343 59,640 14,069 146,860 94,513 8 Switzerland 511 442 Bern 671,861 481,257 7,561 43,402 38,063 9,218 92,360 56,606 9 Austria 501 388 Fribourg 183,691 142,995 1,755 10,175 9,618 1,685 17,463 14,732 10 France 491 414 Jura 49,531 37,548 418 2,696 3,608 602 4,659 5,299 11 Belgium 467 387 Neuchâtel 109,716 87,511 1,357 5,532 3,164 1,001 11,151 6,280 12 UK 463 359 Solothurn 174,923 134,991 1,417 10,538 5,187 1,563 21,227 11,596 13 Sweden 456 419 14 Slovenia 456 289 Northwest Switzerland 671,774 520,825 5,380 45,035 16,723 5,413 78,398 44,595 15 Spain 454 309 Aargau 417,742 321,731 3,387 26,941 12,913 3,439 49,331 30,479 16 Finland 448 388 Basel-Landschaft 171,608 134,394 1,316 10,600 3,634 1,317 20,347 9,868 17 Cyprus 448 304 Basel-Stadt 82,424 64,700 677 7,494 176 657 8,720 4,248 18 Netherlands 429 367 19 Norway 429 380 Zurich 851,534 674,948 7,620 54,643 15,417 7,909 90,997 41,787 20 Ireland 385 226 21 Lithuania 384 133 Eastern Switzerland 743,903 550,998 6,906 48,267 40,334 11,398 86,000 64,957 22 Czech Republic 373 234 Appenzell A. Rh. 36,704 26,933 315 1,795 2,286 499 4,876 3,127 23 Denmark 354 309 Appenzell I. Rh. 11,075 7,635 69 673 1,119 202 1,377 1,006 24 Estonia 350 154 25 Greece 348 170

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s 26 Poland 314 138

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u 27 Lapland 297 106 St. Gall 307,464 231,267 2,722 19,657 13,843 3,966 36,009 23,562 E : e

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Schaffhausen 52,484 38,957 532 3,171 2,703 590 6,531 4,850 r u

o 29 Slovakia 222 166 Thurgau 178,642 131,559 1,540 11,483 10,078 2,166 21,816 16,048 S

Central Switzerland 500,857 374,873 4,300 31,502 24,275 5,205 60,702 35,095 Cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Switzerland and its main regions Lucerne 239,251 175,335 2,078 15,507 13,134 2,161 31,036 17,476 Nidwalden 29,455 22,280 248 1,475 1,270 279 3,903 1,753 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Obwalden 25,156 17,725 243 1,655 1,934 380 3,219 2,608 Swiss Federal Switzerland 492 498 504 507 511 515 516 Schwyz 105,268 79,809 799 6,400 4,939 1,258 12,063 7,173 Statistical Office, Ticino 592 598 601 595 598 600 602 Uri 22,269 16,332 231 1,287 1,182 421 2,816 2,054 road vehicles Lake Geneva region 528 534 537 537 538 536 531 Zug 79,458 63,392 701 5,178 1,816 706 7,665 4,031 © BFS – Central Switzerland 486 495 503 507 513 517 513 Statistical Central plateau 476 484 492 497 502 505 512 Lexicon Ticino 263,520 198,713 1,966 17,774 3,669 2,127 39,271 10,724 Eastern Switzerland 469 476 486 492 505 502 508 of Switzerland Status: Zurich 483 488 491 490 495 504 504 Federal government 6) 364 129 4 59 10 156 6 128 25 January 2000 Northwest Switzerland 474 480 486 492 496 500 501 2007/2008 Names and addresses Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Names and addresses 2007/2008 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra

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NE Road Traffic and TG Road Traffic Department, ROAD TRAFFIC Water Transport Office, Canton of Thurgau CANTONAL Canton of Neuchâtel Moosweg 7A DEPARTMENTS Faubourg de l'Hôpital 65 8501 Frauenfeld POLICE HEADQUARTERS 2000 Neuchâtel Phone 052 724 02 11 Phone 032 889 63 20 Fax 052 724 02 58 Fax: 032 889 60 77 [email protected] [email protected] www.strassenverkehrsamt. www.ne.ch/scan tg.ch AG Road Traffic Department, FR Road Traffic and AG Cantonal Police GE Cantonal Police NW Cantonal Police TI Cantonal Police Canton of Aargau Water Transport Office, NW Department of TI Road Traffic Department, Aargau Geneva Nidwalden Ticino P. O. Box Canton of Fribourg Transport Safety, Canton of Ticino Tellistrasse 85 Chemin de la Gravière 5 Kreuzstrasse 1 Vle S. Franscini 3 5001 Aarau Route de Tavel 10 Obwalden & Nidwalden Ala Munda 5004 Aarau 1227 Acacias 6370 Stans 6500 Bellinzona Phone 062 886 23 23 P.O. Box 192 Kreuzstrasse 2 6528 Camorino Phone 062 835 81 81 Phone 022 427 81 11 Phone 041 618 44 66 Phone 0848 25 55 55 Fax 062 886 22 00 1700 Fribourg 6371 Stans Phone 091 814 91 11 Fax 062 835 82 96 [email protected] Fax 041 618 45 89 [email protected] [email protected] Phone 026 484 55 55 Phone 041 618 41 41 Fax 091 814 91 09 [email protected] www.ag.ch/ Fax 026 484 55 56 Fax 041 618 41 87 [email protected] AI Cantonal Police GL Cantonal Police UR Cantonal Police strassenverkehrsamt [email protected] [email protected] www.vsz.ch www.ti.ch/circolazione Appenzell I.Rh. Glarus OW Cantonal Police Uri www.ocn.ch Unteres Ziel 20 Spielhof 12 Obwalden Tellsgasse 5 AI Road Traffic Department, OW Department of UR Office for Road Traffic and 9050 Appenzell P. O. Box 635, Foribach 6460 Altdorf Transport Safety, Water Transport, Canton of GE Motor Vehicles Department, Phone 071/788 97 00 8750 Glarus 6061 Sarnen Phone 041 875 22 11 Obwalden & Nidwalden Canton of Uri Appenzell Innerrhoden Canton of Geneva Fax 071/788 95 08 Phone 055 645 66 66 Phone 041 666 65 00 Fax 041 871 14 30 Kreuzstrasse 2 Gotthardstrasse 77a Gringel Rte de Veyrier 86 [email protected] Fax 055 645 66 77 Fax 041 666 65 15 6371 Stans 6460 Altdorf 9050 Appenzell 1227 Carouge [email protected] [email protected] VD Cantonal Police Phone 041 666 66 00 Phone 041 875 22 44 Phone 071 788 95 34 Phone 022 388 30 30 AR Cantonal Police Vaud Fax 041 666 66 20 Fax 041 875 28 05 Fax 071 788 95 39 Fax 022 388 30 11 Appenzell-Ausserrhoden GR Cantonal Police SG Cantonal Police Centre de la Blécherette [email protected] www.vsz.ch www.ur.ch/assv [email protected] [email protected] Rathaus Grisons St.Gallen 1014 Lausanne www.stva.ai.ch www.geneve.ch/san 9043 Trogen Ringstrasse 2 Klosterhof 12 Phone 021 644 44 44 SG Road Traffic and VD Office for Road Traffic and Phone 071 343 66 66 7001 Chur 9001 St.Gallen Fax 021 644 81 56 AR Road Traffic Department, GL Road Traffic Department, Water Transport Office, Water Transport, Fax 071 343 66 99 Phone 081 257 71 11 Phone 071 229 49 49 Canton of Canton of Glarus Canton of St Gallen Canton of Vaud [email protected] Fax 081 286 79 01 Fax 071 223 26 60 VS Cantonal Police Appenzell Ausserrhoden Mühlestrasse 17 Oberer Graben 32 Avenue du Grey 110 polizia-grischuna@ [email protected] Valais Landsgemeindeplatz P.O. Box 9001 St. Gallen 1014 Lausanne BE Cantonal Police kapo.ch Avenue de France 69 9043 Trogen 8762 Schwanden Phone 071 229 36 57 Phone 021 316 82 10 Bern SH Cantonal Police 1950 Sion Phone 071 343 63 11 Phone 055 647 36 00 Fax 071 229 39 98 Fax 021 316 82 11 Nordring 30 JU Cantonal Police Schaffhausen Phone 027 606 56 56 Fax 071 343 63 29 Fax 055 647 36 99 [email protected] [email protected] P. O. Box 7571 Jura Beckenstube 1 Fax 027 606 56 66 [email protected] [email protected] www.stva.sg.ch/ www.san.vd.ch 3001 Bern Rue du 8201 Schaffhausen [email protected] www.stva.ar.ch www.asa.ch/stva-gl SH Road Traffic and VS Road Traffic and Phone 031 634 41 11 24-Septembre 2 Phone 052 624 24 24 polizei.kommando@ CH-2800 Delémont Fax 052 624 50 70 ZG Cantonal Police BE Road Traffic and GR Road Traffic Department, Water Transport Office, Water Transport Office, police.be.ch Phone 032 420 65 65 [email protected] Zug Water Transport Office, Canton of Grisons Canton of Schaffhausen Canton of Valais Fax 032 420 65 05 An der Aa 4 Canton of Bern P. O. box Rosengasse 8 Av. de France 71 BL Cantonal Police [email protected] SO Cantonal Police P. O. Box 136 Schermenweg 5 7001 Chur 8200 Schaffhausen P.O. Box 1247 Basel-Landschaft Solothurn 6301 Zug 3001 Bern Phone 081 257 80 00 Phone 052 632 71 11 1950 Sion Phone 031 634 21 11 Fax 081 257 80 38 Fax 052 632 78 11 Phone 027 606 71 00 Rheinstrasse 25 LU Cantonal Police Schanzmühle Phone 041 728 41 41 Fax 031 634 26 81 [email protected] strassenverkehrsamt@ Fax 027 606 71 04 4410 Liestal Lucerne Werkhofstrasse 33 Fax 041 728 41 79 [email protected] www.stva.gr.ch ktsh.ch www.vs.ch/autos Phone 061 926 30 60 Headquarters 4503 Solothurn [email protected] www.pom.be.ch/svsa www.strassenverkehrsamt. Fax 061 921 45 81 Kasimir-Pfyffer-Strasse 26 Phone 032 627 71 11 JU Motor Vehicles Department, sh.ch ZG Road Traffic Department, [email protected] P. O. Box Fax 032 627 72 12 ZH Cantonal Police BL Motor Vehicle Inspection Canton of Jura Canton of Zug 6002 Lucerne Zurich Office, Canton of Rue de l'Avenir 2 SO Motor Vehicle Inspection Hinterbergstrasse 41 BS Cantonal Police Phone 041 248 81 17 SZ Cantonal Police P. O. Box Basel-Landschaft 2800 Delémont Office, Canton of Solothurn 6312 Steinhausen Basel-Stadt Fax 041 240 39 01 Schwyz 8021 Zürich Ergolzstrasse 1 Phone 032 420 71 20 Gurzelenstrasse 3 Phone 041 728 47 11 P. O. Box [email protected] Bahnhofstrasse 7 Phone 044 247 22 11 4414 Füllinsdorf Fax 032 420 71 21 4512 Bellach Fax 041 728 47 27 4001 Basel 6431 Schwyz [email protected] Phone 061 906 77 77 [email protected] Phone 032 627 66 66 [email protected] Phone 061 267 71 11 NE Cantonal Police Phone 041 819 29 29 Fax 061 906 77 70 www.jura.ch/services/ovj Fax 032 627 66 99 www.zug.ch [email protected] Neuchâtel Fax 041 811 62 63 [email protected] [email protected] Rue des Poudrières 14 www.mfk.bl.ch LU Road Traffic Department, www.mfk-so.ch ZH Road Traffic Department, FR Cantonal Police 2006 Neuchâtel TG Cantonal Police Canton of Lucerne Canton of Zurich Fribourg Phone 032 888 90 00 Thurgau BS Motor Vehicle Inspection Arsenalstrasse 45 SZ Road Traffic Department, Uetlibergstrasse 301 Chemin de la Madeleine 8 Fax 032 722 02 96 Zürcherstrasse 325 Office, 6010 Kriens Canton of Schwyz 8036 Zürich 1763 Granges-Paccot [email protected] 8500 Frauenfeld Canton of Basel-Stadt Phone 041 318 11 11 Schlagstrasse 82 Phone 058 811 30 00 Phone 026 305 20 00 Phone 052 728 28 28 Clarastrasse 38 Fax 041 318 18 30 6430 Schwyz Fax 058 811 30 01 Fax 052 728 28 29 P.O. Box [email protected] Phone 041 819 11 24 [email protected] [email protected] 4005 Basel www.stva-lu.ch Fax 041 819 21 78 www.stva.zh.ch Phone 061 267 82 00 [email protected] Fax 061 267 82 17 www.sz.ch/verkehrsamt [email protected] www.mfk.bs.ch 2007/2008 Names and addresses Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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Head office: Offices of the Infrastructure division Internet: (construction, expansion and main - www.astra.admin.ch Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) tenance of the motorway network) www.autobahnschweiz.ch Mühlestrasse 2, Ittigen www.verkehrsdaten.ch CH-3003 Bern Western Switzerland: www.truckinfo.ch Phone: 031 322 94 11 Office fédéral des routes (OFROU) Fax: 031 323 23 03 Filiale d'Estavayer-le-Lac [email protected] Place de la Gare 7 Postal address: CH-1470 Estavayer-le-Lac Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Phone: 026 664 87 11 CH-3003 Bern Fax: 026 664 87 90 [email protected] Swiss traffic management centre Bern/Valais: (VMZ-CH) Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Thun office Swiss traffic management centre Uttigenstrasse 54 Rothenburgstrasse 15 CH-3600 Thun CH-6020 Emmenbrücke, Lucerne Phone: 033 228 24 00 Phone: 041 288 83 11 Fax: 033 228 25 90 Fax: 041 288 83 12 [email protected] [email protected] Central and Northwest Switzerland: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Zofingen office Brühlstrasse 3 CH-4800 Zofingen Phone: 062 745 75 11 Fax: 062 745 75 90 zofi[email protected]

Northeast Switzerland: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) Winterthur office Grüzefeldstrasse 41 CH-8404 Winterthur Phone: 052 234 47 11 Fax: 052 234 47 90 [email protected]

Ticino/Grisons Ufficio federale delle strade (USTRA) Filiale Bellinzona Via C. Pellandini 2 CH-6500 Bellinzona Phone: 091 820 68 11 Fax: 091 820 68 90 [email protected]