The Duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)
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Contents Page The duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) 2 FEDRO and its partners Motorways require teamwork 3 Motorways and construction sites Development of the motorway network 4 Classification of motorways 5 The Swiss motorway network 6 Swiss motorway sections scheduled to be opened to traffic between 2010 and 2013 7 Motorway tunnels to be made even safer 8 IFA – Switzerland’s state-of-the-art fire brigade training centre 9 Motorway surfaces 10 Natural hazards along Switzerland’s motorways 11 Total length by road category 12 European trunk roads passing through Switzerland 13 Motorway construction programme for 2010 14 Major roadworks on the motorway network 15 –16 A3/A13: renovation of Sarganserland junction 17 Finance Financing of the motorway network 18 Financing 19 Income and expenditure in the roads sector 20 –21 Future financing of the motorway network 22 –23 Traffic flow and traffic management Traffic flow on the motorways in 2009 24 Traffic volume on Swiss motorways in 2009 25 Transalpine goods traffic in 2009 26 Trend in traffic jams on the motorway network 27 Road traffic and vehicles Electric vehicles in Switzerland 28 Safe roads for everyone 29 Strong measures to improve the level of road safety 30 Improved quality of accident statistics 31 Human-powered mobility Safety of pedestrians 32 Enforcement aids for cantons and municipalities 33 Road traffic and vehicles Number of withdrawn licences more or less unchanged in 2009 34 Registration of new road vehicles and technical details for new cars (2000 to 2009) 35 Inventory of vehicles in Switzerland 36 Names and addresses FEDRO organisational chart 37 Road traffic departments 38 Cantonal police headquarters 39 Swiss Federal Roads Office address list 40 2009/2010 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft FEDRO and its partners 2009/2010 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra 2 BSwiss Fede ral Roads O ffice FEDRO BSwiss Fede ral Roads O ffice FEDRO 3 THE DUTIES OF THE SWISS The Swiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO has been owner and operator MOTORWAYS REQUIRE (FEDRO) is the Swiss authority that of Switzerland’s motorway network FEDERAL ROADS OFFICE is responsible for the country’s road since 2008. To perform the associ - TEAMWORK infrastructure and private road ated duties, however, it has to rely transport. As of 1 January 2008, its on support from various partners: range of duties increased signifi - cantonal civil engineering depart - cantly. With the entry into effect of ments (for new stretches), regional the redistribution of financial res - units formed by the cantons (for ponsibility and the accompanying division of duties between the federal government operational maintenance), and cantonal police forces (for matters relating to traffic and the cantons, it assumed the functions of developer and operator of the motorway regulations). network. It belongs to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), and focuses on securing sustainable and safe mobility With the entry into effect of the redistribution of financial Completion of the motorway network responsibility and the accompanying division of duties on the country’s roads. Despite the changes noted above, the cantons are still between the federal government and the cantons, FEDRO offi - involved in matters relating to the motorway network, and cially assumed responsibility for the motorway network on are thus important partners for FEDRO. As was the case before 1 January 2008. Until that date the cantons had been owners, The duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office are as follows: 2008, the completion of the defined network – i.e. the con - developers and operators of the motorways. struction of new stretches – remains a joint task, with the a) To complete a safe, efficient and economical motorway network and preserve its sub - cantons functioning as developers. Once a new stretch of stance over the long term. motorway has been completed, it becomes the property and b) To secure the functionality of our country’s motorways and their integration into the responsibility of the federal government. pan-European network. c) To guarantee safe and secure access for road users and vehicles. Orange vehicles To secure the operational maintenance of the motorways d) To enhance the degree of safety on our roads for all users and vehicles. (winter services, cleaning, repair of minor damage, etc.), e) To reduce the burden on the environment attributable to road traffic. FEDRO has concluded service agreements with eleven regional units that are formed by the cantons and are each responsible for a designated section of the motorway network. This model To achieve these goals, FEDRO performs the following main functions: has reduced the number of necessary contacts and shortened the decision-making and communication processes. It also a) It prepares decisions for a coherent policy in the areas of road transport (including means that the know-how of employees of the motorway goods transport by road) and traffic safety at the national and international levels, maintenance depots has been retained to the benefit of the and subsequently implements them. This encompasses the following areas of action: motorways and their users. Their orange maintenance vehi - • Construction, maintenance and operation of the country’s motorways. cles are now a familiar sight to every road user. • Enforcement of the provisions governing the use of the portion of oil tax that has been earmarked for road traffic. Blue lights • Specification of requirements on vehicles and road users, behaviour in road traffic, Cantonal police forces are important partners for securing footpaths, cycle paths and historical routes (human-powered mobility). the smooth and efficient operation of the motorway network. b) It is the highest authority for the supervision of roads of national importance. Their duties range from monitoring and inspection activities, accident services, safety aspects and the prosecution of traf - c) It deals with complaints to the Federal Council against local traffic measures. fic offences, through to the handling of major incidents. Other emergency and damage prevention organisations also perform important services for the motorways, and these, too, are organised at the cantonal level as before. Another important partner is the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DCPS), which on 1 January 2008 assumed responsibility for preventing damage to the Gotthard tunnel. On site, 36 specialist personnel from the logistics base of the army’s infrastructure centre in Andermatt are ready for action, and they are supported by a further 13 stand-by personnel from the infrastructure centre. The DCPS also deployed 4 fire-fighting and rescue specialists during the fire in the Gotthard road tunnel in 2001. 2009/2010 Motorways and construction sites Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Motorways and construction sites 2009/2010 Confédération suisse Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Confederaziun svizra 4 BSwiss Fede ral Roads O ffice FEDRO BSwiss Fede ral Roads O ffice FEDRO 5 BDAEVUEPLROOPGMREANMTM O 2F 0T1H0E In the next few years, some impor - CLASSIFICATION In accordance with the Motorways tant decisions will be made regard - Act dated 8 May 1960 FMÜORT ODRIWE AY NETWORK ing the development of the motor - OF MOTORWAYS NATIONALSTRASSEN way network. New stretches are to be added in accordance with the amended federal resolution on the motorway network. With the “Elim - ination of bottlenecks on the motor - ways” programme, the sections that are most susceptible to congestion are to be im - proved in order to enhance traffic flow. And in the major agglomerations, new stretches of motorway will have to be built in order to solve the growing traffic problems. New federal resolution on the motorway network In the initial stage, binding decisions have to be made on the following projects: The existing motorway network is primarily based on the 1960 federal resolution on the motorway network. This reso - • Widening of the A1 near Crissier lution no longer sufficiently meets current or future needs. • Widening of the Härkingen-Wiggertal stretch (A1) to 6 Over the past 10 years, more than 30 petitions calling for the lanes incorporation of cantonal roads into the motorway network • Widening of the Zurich northern bypass (A1) to 6 lanes Motorways have been submitted to Parliament, and in view of this the • Widening of the Blegi-Rütihof stretch (A4, canton of Zug) network has been subjected to a comprehensive review. Here, to 6 lanes the criteria are based on the objectives of the federal govern - ment’s transport, regional and spatial planning policies. The The widening of the Härkingen –Wiggertal and Blegi – Rüti - most important requirements are as follows: hof stretches to 6 lanes has already been approved by Parlia - ment within the framework of the stabilisation programme, • Routes for international transit traffic For motor vehicles only For all vehicles and work is already in progress on the A4. The other three • Routes connecting Switzerland with its neighbouring measures will be implemented as soon as plans have been countries finalised. The first stage will cost around 1.5 billion Swiss • Routes connecting Swiss agglomerations francs. In order to eliminate all anticipated bottlenecks, pro- • Routes to major Alpine