Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Police in Vaud are using the example of a street artist in Mont-Pelerin to remind motorists that it’s illegal to warn other drivers about radars in the vicinity. A large “radar” and triangle with an exclamation point on the road in Mont-Pelerin is clearly illegal, they say – as is honking […]
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Swiss summer traffic: expected heavy traffic routes and times
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The summer travel season begins in earnest 30 June and the Swiss federal government has issued its list of roads and dates when travelers can expect heavy traffic. Les axes routiers et les jours présentant un fort risque de perturbations sont les suivants : Autoroutes Heading south A1 St Margrethen – Geneva, […]
Gotthard road tunnel closed for repairs
St Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The road between Lucerne and Chiasso near and including the Gotthard tunnel is closed in both directions because of roadworks, during the nights of 15-19 June from 20:00 to 05:00. Trucks are being held on either side of the tunnel starting at 19:30 and cars are being sent on […]
Morges-Ecublens A1 to get third lane: national pilot project
Updated 14 January 08:45 Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – One of Switzerland’s most heavily traveled road sections, between Morges and Ecublens in Vaud, will get some relief starting in 2010, the federal government said Tuesday afternoon: drivers in both directions will be allowed to use the emergency lane under a project that will be evaluated at […]