BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss voters will be asked, sometime after the politically sensitive parliamentary elections of 2016, to vote on doubling the Gotthard road tunnel. More than 100,000 signatures have been gathered against the proposed addition of a second tunnel for the Gotthard, which has regular tailbacks, especially during peak holiday travel periods. But a […]
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It’s the Escalade! Watch out for pedestrians
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The annual Escalade parade, with 1,000 people taking part, is Friday 12 December from 09:00-13:00. Police in Geneva are warning drivers about possible traffic jams and rerouting; they should be on the lookout for traffic wardens giving directions. The Escalade is Geneva’s commemoration of the day in 1602 when citizens pushed back […]
Swiss ends Basel runs
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Airline Swiss has confirmed its earlier announcement to stop operating out of Basel airport, effective May 2015. The news says less about Swiss, which has been competing at an airport where easyJet is easily the dominant airline, than it does about the airport’s ping-pong ball situation. The airport sits on French soil […]
Traffic alert: A1 Morges-Lausanne slowdown (update)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (update 07:55)- Expect major tailbacks on the A1 Morges-Lausanne Thursday, with the right lane and emergency lane closed. A number of fire and police vehicles will remain parked in the emergency lane during the day. A fire broke out around 16:00 Wednesday at the Thévenaz Leduc depot next to the autoroute (shortly before […]
Will they or won’t they strike? Geneva buses, trams
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva residents are preparing for the worst, another day of transport strikes, with colder and damper weather forecast for Thursday 4 December. It’s not yet clear if the TPG public transport workers will strike, a second time in two weeks, as talks continue. But the city is discovering alternative transport means, with […]