Traffic jams a thing of the past, of course
Lausanne, Switzerland (Genevalunch) – The motorway roadworks that have last several months, between Morges and Ecublens on the A1 autoroute, are nearing completion. The Federal Roads Office (Fedro) says that the third lane (bande d’arrêt d’urgence - emergency lane) will be activated after 16:00 for afternoon rush hour traffic from Monday 18 January onwards. It will be activated permanently from 25 January onwards.
A1 to be partially closed Sunday 17 January
Fedro advises that Lausanne-bound lanes will be closed between Morges and Ecublens Sunday 17 January from 20:00 to 05:00 the following morning. The Geneva-bound lanes will be closed on the same stretch from 23:00 to 05:00.
The system is designed to activate the third lane when sensors and cameras detect that the two regular traffic lanes are overloaded. Drivers may then use the specially reinforced and fitted emergency lane for regular traffic, except in heavy fog or during snow clearing. The snow plows need the emergency lanes to dump snow.
Other links: A1 Morges-Ecublens site, Fedro
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News story, GenevaLunch, 14 January 2010.
Filed under: Travel
Tags: A1 motorway, autoroute, Ecublens, emergency lane, fedro, Lausanne, Morges, rush hour traffic, Society, third lane