Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The 2010-2011 edition of the official Swiss roadmap published by Swisstopo is out, and it includes the latest additions to the road network, including the A4 stretch that opened 13 November and Zurich’s Uetliberg tunnel bypass. The 1 :200 000 map costs CHF19.80 as one map or CHF24.50 as two (east, west). The two-page book version has a wealth of useful information, including: detailed list of place names with their coordinates, distance tables, important emergency phone numbers, special traffic regulations, passes closed in winter, transportation of cars by railway. Available in bookstores or directly from Swisstopo.
State of national motorway network, 2009. Fedro
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A new 2.8km stretch of the national motorway network south of Zurich has opened, filling a gap that connects northeastern Switzerland with Lucerne. Lucerne is now 35 minutes by road from Zurich on a good day. The federal roads office (Fedro) says the new road through the region of Knonau, southwest of Zurich, will lighten traffic on the cantonal and local roads in that area, and generally make traffic between northeastern Switzerland and the southern parts of the country easier.
But it will also have a negative impact on some parts of the autoroute, with the new connection likely to attract more traffic on Zurich’s northern A1 bypass which will only later be widened to six lanes, as well as on access roads to Lucerne.
Western bypass of Zurich, recently opened. Fedro
