Morges, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The A1 autoroute was completely closed to traffic between Tuesday night 2 June from 20:30 and 05:30 Wednesday morning, in both directions between Morges-Ouest and Ecublens. The highly unusual move by the federal roads department was made to allow the second of phase of work to begin. The project to enlarge the highway from four to six lanes began in early May and will last until December 2010.

The second phase, in June and July, will rebuild the Jura side of the road, Lausanne-Geneva direction. The work involves:

  • removing old barriers and putting up new ones
  • installing signs and new lighting
  • preparing detour routes
  • removing old lane markings and adding new.

The third, in August and September, will rebuild the lake side of the road, Geneva-Lausanne direction. The fourth and final stage, starting in October, will provide new signs and markings.

Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 3 June 2009 at 13:03 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 3 June 2009.

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