Contents 2005/2006 Page

Duties of the Swiss Federal Roads Office 2 Classification of motorways3 Status of construction work as of the end of 2005 4 Subsidised areas 5 Swiss motorway network sections scheduled to be opened to traffic 6/7 Swiss motorway and main roads networks8 European trunk roads passing through 9 Total length by road category 10/11 Major maintenance work on the motorway network in 2006 12/13/14/15 Current record holders16/17 Motorway service stations 18 Motorway police stations 19 HGV inspection centres 20 Traffic volumes on Swiss motorways in 2005 21 Volume of transalpine goods vehicles 22 Traffic flow on Switzerland’s motorways in 2004 23/24/25/26/27 Interval traffic-feed system 28 Motor vehicle fleet by vehicle category and type 1990–2005 29 Administrative measures: statistics for 2005 30 Amendments to road traffic legislation 31 Approval of vehicle types and modifications 32 Galileo 33 Cantonal civil engineering and motorway authorities 34 Cantonal police headquarters35 Road traffic departments 36 Motorway maintenance offices 37 Income and expenditure in the roads sector 38/39 Financing 40 Construction, maintenance and operating costs 41 Useful web sites 42 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 2 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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DUTIES OF THE The Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) was established in 1998 as SWISS FEDERAL ROADS Switzerland’s federal authority OFFICE responsible for road infrastructure and private road transport. It belongs to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), and focuses on securing sustain- able and safe mobility on the country’s roads. Its principal objective is to secure the functionality of Switzerland’s motorways and main roads, and to accomplish this it has defined the following priorities:

•To secure integration into the trans-European road network •To review the existing network structure and adapt it where necessary •To complete the motorway network as planned •To support the expansion of the main roads network •To constantly evaluate weak points in the existing motorway network •To secure the availability of the motorway and main road networks •To define the basis for efficient traffic management •To maintain the functional capacity of the motorway network •To secure the necessary degree of operational maintenance •To secure the punctual implementation of suitable measures to preserve the substance and value of the country’s motorways and main roads •To reduce the burden on the environment attributable to road transport •To enhance road safety •To guarantee safe and secure access for road users and vehicles •To ensure that Switzerland’s road traffic legislation is kept up to date •To define a consistent road safety policy •Management of the road traffic database for the whole of Switzerland •Development and implementation of construction projects in accordance with the principle of sustainability

The Swiss Federal Roads Office works closely together with cantonal, national and inter- national partners, and formulates principles and prepares decisions for a sustainable fed- eral road transport policy. It also draws up, supports, co-ordinates and monitors suitable measures at the national and international levels. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft 2005/2006 Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera 3 Confederaziun svizra

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CLASSIFICATION in accordance with the Motorways Act dated 8 May 1960 OF MOTORWAYS

Motorways

For motor vehicles only For all vehicles

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3

Separation of traffic directions Access only at certain points Access as restricted as possible

Access only at certain points Normally no intersections or cross- Intersections or crossroads normally roads at same level at same level No intersections or crossroads at same level Emergency lanes desirable No emergency lanes

Normally with emergency lanes Preferably no passage through built-up areas

Expressways and lower-grade Motorways with 4 or more lanes Highways with 2 or more lanes motorways 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 4 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK AS OF THE END OF 2005

Schaffhausen Kreuzlingen

Basel F r auenfeld

Boncourt Kloten St. Gallen St. Margrethen Baden Sissach Aar au Her isau Delémont Zür ich Solothur n

Sursee La Chaux-de-Fonds

Luzer n Glar us Neuchâtel Sargans Ber n Langmau Sar nen Altdor f

Yverdon F r ibour g Thun

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle

Lausanne Airolo Kandersteg Vevey Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre Genève Brig Sion Locarno

Martigny

Lugano

Chiasso

completed

under construction

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SUBSIDISED AREAS The federal government contributes towards the expansion of the main roads network. The latter encom- passes roads of national and inter- national importance that are not part of the motorway network.

The Federal Council defines the main roads net- work after consultation with the cantonal authori- ties. Of the approx. 18,300 kilometres of cantonal roads, roughly 2,300 are classified as part of the main roads network (550 km in the lowlands, 1,500 km in the Alps and 250 km in the Jura range).

Canton Lowlands km Alps km Jura range km Total km ZH 61.5 61.5 BE 100.4 166.5 29.4 296.3 LU 25.7 46.3 72.0 UR 96.5 96.5 SZ 14.2 55.7 69.9 OW 9.3 9.3 NW 10.7 10.7 GL 37.7 37.7 ZG 12.1 12.1 FR 11.6 45.6 57.2 SO 23.7 23.7 BS 1.1 1.1 BL 45.4 45.4 SH 9.6 7.2 16.8 AR 1.4 40.9 42.3 AI 13.9 13.9 SG 37.2 95.9 133.1 GR 462.7 462.7 AG 70.0 36.8 106.8 TG 96.8 96.8 TI 120.3 120.3 VD 50.3 58.2 19.4 127.9 VS 219.1 219.1 NE 78.5 78.5 GE 30.8 30.8 JU 39.7 39.7 Total CH 546.4 1,479.3 256.4 2,282.1 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 6 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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The following sections of the motorway network are SWISS MOTORWAY scheduled for completion in 2006: NETWORK SECTIONS •Zurich western bypass A1c Bergermoos–Fildern (partial opening) SCHEDULED TO BE • northern bypass A2 French border–Wiese A16 border of – East (canton of OPENED TO TRAFFIC ) •Access road, A3–A98 () in , canton of (Rhine bridge) •A3 customs post Rheinfelden, canton of Aargau

Schaffhausen Kreuzlingen

Basel 2006 F r auenfeld 2006 Boncourt Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden 2007 / 2013 / 2015 Sissach Aar au Olten 2024 / 2011 Her isau Delémont Zür ich 2006 / 2008 Appenzell 2006–2015 2008 Solothur n 2008 Sursee Zug La Chaux-de-Fonds 2016 / 2019 Schwyz Neuchâtel Luzer n Glar us 2016 / 2022 Sargans 2010 / 2016 2012 Ber n Langmau 2008 Stans 2015 Sar nen Altdor f 2010 / 2015 Chur 2016 / 2013 / 2018 Yverdon F r ibour g Engelberg Thun

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle

Lausanne Airolo Kandersteg Vevey Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre Genève Brig Sion 2014 Bellinzona Locarno

Martigny

Lugano

Chiasso Year

completion

in use

As of the end of 2005, a total of 1,755.7 kilometres of motorway were in operation, which is equivalent to 92.8% of the entire planned network. Swiss motorway network sections scheduled to be opened to traffic 2005/2006 7

Budget of 1.360 billion Swiss francs for motorway construction in 2006

Approximately 10 kilometres of motorway are scheduled for completion in 2006, and the go-ahead has been given for the construction of three stretches – Knonau to the bor- der of the (A4), French border to Porrentruy West (A16), and the express- way between Landquart and Klosters Selfranga (A28) – as well as for the practice tunnel for emergency services (/). These are the construction activities that have been approved by the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) for 2006, and for which granted a budget of 1.360 billion Swiss francs during its winter 2005 session.

The allocation of funds for the completion of the network, expansion projects, noise prevention and environmental protection measures adequately reflects the needs of the French-speaking and Italian-speaking regions. Within the scope of its current motorway construction programme, DETEC has allocated 390.1 million Swiss francs for stretches currently under construction in these regions, which is equivalent to a share of 28.7 per- cent of the total credit.

The largest allocations are as follows (in Swiss francs):

Zurich 402.6 million 135.9 million Bern 124.4 million Jura123.3 million Uri 59.7 million Aargau 57.5 million 53.7 million

Stretches scheduled for completion, 2006 to 2008

Motorway Canton Stretch Motorway Expressway

2006

A1c Zurich Zurich western bypass, Bergermoos–Fildern 2.5 km A2 Basel Northern bypass, French border–Wiese 2.8 km A3 Aargau Rheinfelden customs post A3 Aargau Access road, A3 (Switzerland) to A98 (Germany) in Rheinfelden (Rhine bridge)0.2 km A16 Bern Border of canton of Jura–Moutier East 4.1 km

2007

A16 Bern Roches–Moutier Nord (Tunnel de Raimeux) 4.4 km A16 JuraBoncourt customspost (borderbetweenSwitzerlandandFrance) A16 JuraDelémont East–border of (Choindez junction) 0.2 km

2008

A2 TicinoChiasso customs post–Brogeda A4 Zurich Üetliberg East–Fildern 4.6 km A4 Zurich Bergermoos–Fildern 2.7 km A4 Zurich Knonau–border of canton of Zug 2.8 km 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 8 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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The Swiss Federal Roads Office is responsible for SWISS MOTORWAY AND approximately 1,900 kilometres of motorway, more than 3,000 bridges, more than 200 tunnels and a large nu m- MAIN ROADS NETWORK ber of galleries and protective structures. In accordance with the strategy of the Federal Department of the Envi- Plan of completed network ronment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), the main tasks in the area of road infra- structure are as follows:

•To provide an attractive motorway network •To secure easy access to this network •Toreduceenvironmentalimpacts attributabletoroads

Schaffhausen Kreuzlingen

Basel F r auenfeld

Boncourt Kloten St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden Winterthur Sissach Aar au Olten Her isau Delémont Zür ich Appenzell Solothur n

Sursee Zug La Chaux-de-Fonds

Luzer n Glar us Neuchâtel Sargans Schwyz Ber n Langmau Stans Sar nen Altdor f Chur

Yverdon F r ibour g Engelberg Thun

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle

Lausanne Airolo Kandersteg Vevey Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre Genève Brig Sion Bellinzona Locarno

Martigny

Lugano

Chiasso

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E 21: (Dijon)– EUROPEAN E 23: (Besançon)–Vallorbe–Lausanne E 25: (Mulhouse)–Basel–Härkingen junction–Bern– TRUNK ROADS Lausanne–Geneva–(Mont Blanc) E 27: (Belfort)–Porrentruy–Bern–Martigny–Grand PASSING THROUGH St Bernard–( Valley) E 35: ()–Basel–Härkingen junction– SWITZERLAND –Altdorf–St Gotthard– Bellinzona–Lugano–Chiasso–(Como)

Dor tmund Amster dam Stuttgar t Wür zbu r g Hoek van Holland Kar lsr uhe Par is

Mulhouse Schaffhausen München Belfort Kreuzlingen Basel Kreuzlingen F r auenfeld Boncourt Baden Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Sissach Liestal Aar au B r est Her isau Delémont Olten Zür ich Appenzell Solothur n Feldkirch Constanta Sursee Zug La Chaux-de-Fonds

Luzer n Glar us Neuchâtel Sargans Schwyz Ber n Langmau Metz Stans BesanÁon Sar nen Altdor f Chur

Yverdon F r ibour g Engelberg Thun

Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle

Lausanne Airolo Metz Kandersteg Vevey Dijon Nyon Goppenstein

Sierre

Genève Brig Sion Bellinzona Locarno

Martigny

Lugano Nantes Mâcon

Chambér y Gd-St-Bernard Mar seille Chiasso Mt-Blanc Aosta Milano Como Tor tona Roma Genova

E 41: ()–Schaffhausen–Zurich–Altdorf E 43: (Bregenz)–St Margrethen–Buchs–Chur–San Bernardino–Bellinzona E 54: (Waldshut)–Schaffhausen–(Singen) E 60: (Mulhouse)–Basel–Zurich–Winterthur– St Gallen–St Margrethen–(Feldkirch) E 62: (Macon)–Geneva–Lausanne–Martigny– Simplon–(Milan) E 712: Geneva–(Chambéry) 2005/20062005 Motorways in use 10

Canton MotorwaysExpressways

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

ZH ––37.1 29.7 110.9 79.5 –1.9 11.1 11.1

BE ––13.2 13.2 136.7 124.4 ––62.6 39.7

LU ––2.6 2.6 55.9 55.9 ––––

UR ––––53.0 37.1 ––6.3 16.3

SZ ––––52.7 43.2 ––2.2 2.2

OW ––––1.8 1.8 ––31.1 17.8

NW ––––22.9 22.9 ––0.9 0.9

GL ––––16.6 16.6 ––––

ZG ––––17.7 17.7 ––––

FR ––––84.2 84.2 ––––

SO ––––43.8 43.8 ––––

BS ––3.5 3.5 8.0 4.9 ––––

BL ––9.5 9.5 20.7 20.7 ––––

SH ––––1.9 –––17.2 17.2

SG ––––139.8 139.8 ––––

GR ––––50.2 43.6 ––112.1 90.8

AG –1.2 11.5 11.5 87.8 86.6 ––––

TG ––––47.3 42.8 ––––

TI ––7.3 7.3 108.8 101.7 ––20.7 27.8

VD ––3.4 3.4 189.8 189.1 ––12.8 12.8

VS ––––89.6 60.1 ––15.6 15.6

NE ––––32.9 32.9 ––3.0 3.0

GE ––––27.2 27.2 ––––

JU ––––––––47.9 28.7

Total –1.2 88.1 80.7 1,400.2 1,276.5 1.9 1.9 343.5 283.9 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft 2005/2006 Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera 11 Confederaziun svizra

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Mixed Access Total km Motorways in use traffic roads (excluding access roads) (including access roads) TOTAL LENGTH planned in use planned in use planned in use planned in use

––––159.1 122.2 159.1 122.2 BY ROAD

19.4 19.4 2.6 0.8 231.9 196.7 234.5 197.5 CATEGORY

––––58.5 58.5 58.5 58.5

10.0 16.1 ––69.3 69.5 69.3 69.5

4.3 4.3 2.1 2.1 52.7 49.7 54.8 51.8

1.0 13.3 ––33.9 32.9 33.9 32.9

2.0 –––25.8 23.8 25.8 23.8

––––16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6

––––17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7

––––84.2 84.2 84.2 84.2

––––43.8 43.8 43.8 43.8

––––11.5 8.4 11.5 8.4

––1.2 1.2 30.2 30.2 31.4 31.4

––––19.1 17.2 19.1 17.2

––8.2 8.2 139.8 139.8 148.0 148.0

27.9 27.9 ––162.3 162.3 162.3 162.3

––1.1 0.9 99.3 99.3 100.4 100.2

––––47.3 42.8 47.3 42.8

––––136.8 136.8 136.8 136.8

––––206.0 205.3 206.0 205.3

28.6 28.6 ––133.8 104.3 133.8 104.3

1.9 1.9 ––37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8

––––27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2

––––47.9 28.7 47.9 28.7

95.1 111.5 15.2 13.2 1,892.5 1,755.7 1,907.7 1,768.9 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 12 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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MAJOR MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE MOTORWAY NETWORK IN 2006

A1: •Comments: 2 lanes in each direction will be open to traffic stretch between and Oensingen throughout the entire duration of the maintenance opera- tions, and motorists will have access to the Kriegstetten •Duration of maintenance work: March to October 2006, junction as well as to the Deitingen Nord and Deitingen Süd •Tasks: complete renewal of surface, repair of engineering motorway service stations. The entrance and exit roads at structures and drainage systems, replacement of crash the Niederbipp and Wangen an der junctions, as well as barriers, renewal of markings and road signs, widening of access to the Niederbipp motorway service station, will emergency lane between Koppigen and Kriegstetten (in the have to be closed alternately while construction work is in direction of Bern), extension of the entrance and exit roads progress. The stretch concerned, which was opened to traf- at the and Niederbipp junctions, fic 40 years ago, has an average daily traffic volume of including installation of noise prevention barriers, renova- 80,000 vehicles. tion of existing noise prevention barriers near Niederbipp. •Additional information: •Total costs: approx, 81 million Swiss francs. www.a1-kriegstetten-oensingen.ch •Length of stretch concerned: approx. 19 kilometres.

SO BE SO A2 Basel

Oensingen A1

Zurich Oberbipp Nord base

Niederbipp

Oberbipp Süd base Wangen a,A, junction Deitingen service station Solothurn A5

A1

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Lehnen viaduct near Würenlos: expansion of existing 35-tonne bridge elements

A1: stretch between Wettingen East and Dietikon (Limmat valley)

•Duration of maintenance work: October 2005 to December 2007. •Tasks: complete renewal of surface, repair of 17 engineering structures (16 bridges) and drainage systems, replacement of barriers, renewal of markings and road signs, replacement of existing noise prevention barriers and construction of new ones, expansion and extension of electronic systems, including installation of a new traffic jam warning system. •Total costs: 129 million Swiss francs (108 million for struc- tural measures, 11 million for measures to protect the envi- ronment, and 10 million for noise prevention barriers). •Length of stretch concerned: approx. 10 kilometres. •Comments: 3 lanes in each direction will be open to traffic throughout the entire duration of the maintenance opera- tions (exceptions may arise during off-peak periods). 2,200 metres of noise prevention barriers are to be replaced or added, and approximately 90,000 tonnes of road surface will have to be replaced. Special access routes have been opened for the police and emergency services. The stretch concerned, which was opened to traffic in 1971, has an average daily traffic volume of 120,000 vehicles (compared with 20,000 vehicles per day in 1971). •Additional information: www.ag.ch/a1_limmattal 2005/2006 Major maintenance work on the motorway network in 2006 14

Construction site on the airport bypass

A1: Geneva Airport stretch A2: stretch from Basel to Augst

•Duration of maintenance work: January 2006 to November •Duration of maintenance work: February 2006 to June 2008 2007. (main tasks to be completed before the start of UEFA Euro •Tasks: renewal of entire infrastructure, including modifica- 2008). tion to meet new standards (drainage and sewage, road sur- •Tasks: renewal of entire surface, repair of engineering struc- face, entrance and exit roads, road bridges, pedestrian tures (especially waterproofing of bridges) and drainage bridges, lighting, safety installations), modernisation of systems, replacement of crash barriers, renewal of markings electro-mechanical systems. The “Airport” stretch is to be and road signs, replacement / addition of noise prevention equipped with the same traffic control system that is in use barriers, upgrade of electro-mechanical systems, including on the remainder of the Geneva bypass. installation of a traffic control system, modification of •Total costs: approx. 28 million Swiss francs. •Length of stretch concerned: 3.3 kilometres. •Comments: The Geneva Airport stretch was opened in 1986. 2 lanes in each direction will be open to traffic throughout the entire duration of the maintenance operations (excep- tions may arise during off-peak periods). Construction work on the two access ramps is to be carried out in 2007. Major operations that require traffic restrictions will be carried out overnight. •Additional information: www.autoroute-aeroport.ch

A12: stretch between Vevey and Semsales

•Duration of maintenance work: March 2006 to September 2007. •Tasks: renewal of surface, addition of a service lane (access for maintenance vehicles), modification / replacement of existing drainage systems to meet present-day require- ments, modification of fencing to protect wild animals, removal of vegetation from dividing strip, which is to be covered with asphalt. •Total costs: 135 million Swiss francs. •Length of stretch concerned: approx. 12 kilometres. •Comments: 2 lanes in each direction will be open to traffic throughout the entire duration of the maintenance opera- tions. Exception: temporary closure of access roads at Vevey junction for renewal of road surface (2 to 3 nights in each case). During construction work, vehicles with a width of more than 2 metres will not be permitted to use the left- hand lane. •Additional information: www.sr-vd.ch or www.sar-fr.ch Major maintenance work on the motorway network in 2006 2005/2006 15

Schweizerhalle gallery (especially ventilation system) to A2: stretch between Erstfeld and Amsteg meet the latest tunnel safety requirements. •Total costs: approx. 185 million Swiss francs. •Duration of maintenance work: October 2005 to June 2007. •Length of stretch concerned: approx. 12 kilometres. •Tasks: renewal of surface with drain asphalt, installation of drainage systems, noise prevention barriers and flood pre- •Comments: 3 lanes in each direction will be open to traffic vention barriers. throughout the entire duration of the maintenance opera- tions (exceptions may arise during off-peak periods). For •Total costs: approx. 180 million Swiss francs. this purpose, auxiliary bridges have been erected at the •Length of stretch concerned: approx. 10 kilometres. Hagnau-Gellertdreieck and Augst junctions (each with one •Comments: The stretch concerned was opened to traffic in additional lane). The stretch concerned, which was opened the 1970s, and approximately 20,000 vehicles use this to traffic 35 years ago, has an average daily traffic volume transit axis every day (or up to 46,000 on peak days). of 118,000 vehicles (rising to 145,000 during peak peri- 2 lanes will be open to southbound traffic throughout the ods). entire duration of the maintenance operations, but only 1 •Additional information: www.baselaugst.ch lane will be open to northbound traffic. During the peak summer periods, work will be interrupted and all four lanes will be opened to traffic. Planners do not anticipate any delays to southbound traffic other than the usual conges- tion that occurs on holiday weekends (Easter, Ascension Day, Whitsun), but northbound traffic is expected to be subject to traffic jams, especially on Sunday afternoons in

Removal of old surface from the A2 May and June 2006. •Additional information: www.uri-a2.ch

A5: stretch between Cornaux and La Neuveville East

•Duration of maintenance work: March 2006 to February 2008. •Tasks: renewal of surface with special low-noise asphalt with drainage properties, construction of noise prevention barriers, renovation of bridges, construction of a crash bar- rier to separate lanes on expressway, renovation of sewage and drainage systems. •Total costs: 139 million Swiss francs. •Length of stretch concerned: 7 kilometres. •Comments: 1 lane in each direction will be open to traffic (= two-way traffic) throughout the duration of the mainte- nance operations. •Additional information: www.ne.ch/spch 2005/2006 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse 16 Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra

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CURRENT RECORD HOLDERS

Highest bridges: Longest bridges:

Canton of Canton of Vaud A2 A5 Viadotto della Biaschina Viaduc d’Yverdon 110 metres 3,155 metres Year of construction: 1983 Year of construction: 1982 Opened to traffic: 1984 Opened to traffic: 1984

Canton of Vaud Canton of A1 A2 Pont sur la Mentue Viaduct 113 metres 3,147.5 metres Year of construction: 2001 Year of construction: 1980 Opened to traffic: 2001 Opened to traffic: 1980

Biaschina viaduct Current record holders 2005/2006 Inhalt 17

Entrance to the near Airolo

Longest tunnels:

Single-tube: Cantons of Ticino and Uri A2 Gotthard Tunnel 16,918 metres Opened to traffic: 1980

Double-tube: Cantons of Nidwalden and Uri A2 Seelisberg Tunnel 9,280 metres Opened to traffic: 1980

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There are currently 34 service MOTORWAY stations on Switzerland’s motor- way network, offering travellers a SERVICE STATIONS place to rest for a while, have something to eat or drink, or fill up with petrol. 9 of these service stations also provide drivers with the opportunity of crossing to the other side of the motorway so that they can proceed in the opposite direction, while at a further 8 it is possible for people to cross over on foot. The ideal distance between

Schaffhausen Kreuzlingen Basel-Nord/Weil Basel Pratteln Forrenberg F r auenfeld

Boncourt Kloten Winterthur Thurau St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden Sissach Aar au Delémont Kemptthal St. Margrethen Würenlos Eggberg Her isau Teufengraben Zür ich Kölliken Appenzell Solothur n Gunzgen Herlisberg Pieterlen Glarnerland Deitingen Werdenberg Sursee Zug Walensee La Chaux-de-Fonds Fuchsberg Neuenkirch Luzer n Glar us Neuchâtel Grauholz Sargans Schwyz Ber n Heidiland Langmau Stans Münsigen Sar nen Altdor f Chur Gotthard Rose de la Broye Yverdon F r ibour g Engelberg Thun La Gruyère Interlaken Vallorbe Thusis Bulle Bravois Lausanne Airolo Villette San Gottardo-Sud La Côte Kandersteg Vevey Nyon Goppenstein Le Chablais Sierre Genève Brig Sion Bellinzona San Vittore Locarno Bellinzona Grand St-Bernard Martigny

Lugano

Colderio

Chiasso

on both sides of the motorway service stations largely depends on the type and volume of traffic. on one side only It is usually in the region of 40 possibility to cross over in vehicle to 50 kilometres, but service stations tend to be closer together possibility to cross over on foot on major routes with very high traffic volumes and on access routes to tourism centres, and cor- respondingly further apart on less- frequented stretches. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft 2005/2006 Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera 19 Confederaziun svizra

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MOTORWAY POLICE STATIONS This map shows the locations of motorway police stations (co-financed by the federal government and the cantons). Status: end of September 2005.

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Kreuzlingen Basel Basel Winterthur-Nord F r auenfeld

Boncourt Sissach Kloten Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Liestal Baden Sissach Aar au Thal Olten Letten- Oberbüren Urdorf Her isau Delémont Delémont Zür ich Lenzhard Oensingen Appenzell Solothur n Zug Wädenswil

Sursee Zug La Chaux-de-Fonds Sprengi Wesen Schwyz Glar us Sargans Neuchâtel Luzern Luzer n Ber n Schwyz Neuchâtel Mels Bern Wankdorf Langmau Sar nen Stans Stans Altdor f Chur Chur Flüelen Domdidier Yverdon Granges Engelberg Yverdon F r ibour g Thun Interlaken Thusis Vallorbe Gesigen Thusis Bulle Blécherette Interlaken Lausanne Airolo Bursins San Bernadino Kandersteg Vevey Airolo Nyon Goppenstein

Rennaz Sierre Brig Genève Brig Sion Sierre Bellinzona Locarno Bellinzona Indivis Genève Martigny

Lugano

Lugano

Chiasso

located directly on motorway

auxiliary station on motorway

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HGV INSPECTION Inspections of heavy goods vehicles along the country’s main transit CENTRES routes ensure a higher degree of compliance with the applicable legal provisions, as well as smoother traffic flows and a higher level of road safety, which in turn promotes fair competition between the various forms of transport. Switzerland’s first HGV inspection centre was opened on 26 November 2004 on the A13.

The concept of HGV inspection centres resulted from the need to more efficiently enforce the legal provisions governing drivers, vehicles and loads in keeping with the principle, “if it doesn’t meet the specified requirements, it shouldn’t be allowed on the road”. It was therefore decided to set up two “maxi” HGV inspection centres and 12 “midi” centres at which standardised inspections could be carried out on all four transalpine routes in order to more effectively enforce this principle. The first midi cen- tre was put into operation on the A13 a year ago, and there are plans to set up other inspection centres as follows: two maxi centres near Ripshausen () and Bodio (canton of Ticino), and midi centres near St. Maurice (canton of Valais), and Schaffhausen. Other midi centres will follow later: Reiden (Lucerne), Uhwiesen (Zurich), Chavornay (Vaud), Oensingen (Solothurn), Frick (Aargau), Schafisheim (Aargau), and at two other locations yet to be selected. With this step-by-step procedure it will be possi- ble to constantly incorporate findings from the operation of the first centres into the planning of future ones.

Unterrealta inspection centre

During its first year of operation, a total of 3,892 heavy motor vehicles (1,296 from Switzerland, 2,547 from EU countries, 49 from other countries) were inspected at the Unterrealta midi centre, which is located on the A13 near the Rothenbrunnen junction (San Bernardino route). These inspections uncovered 1,488 violations: 442 resulted in fines, while charges were preferred in 1,046 cases. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft 2005/2006 Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera 21 Confederaziun svizra

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TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON SWISS MOTORWAYS IN 2005

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The statistics obtained from meas- in operation uring stations, together with the management of a consistent and in the planning or construction stage average daily increase in traffic volume recognised database, form the basis in % versus 2004 for road, transport and environment average daily decrease in traffic volume planning for the federal government, in % versus 2004 the cantons, and regional and munici- average daily traffic volume, no figures for prior year pal authorities. The ordinance attached to the Swiss Federal Statis- tics Act dated 30 June 1993 forms the necessary legal basis.