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Watch the gas pedal on the A9: 66 licenses lifted in 6 weeks

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:24:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud police say they have taken away 66 drivers licenses, 11 a week, since 19 May on the stretch of A9 autoroute between Lausanne and Villeneuve, for speeding. The speed limit of 80kph is well marked in several areas to protect workers and there are signs saying the section is checked [...]

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Russian submersibles to explore Lake Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:02:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Russian Mir submersibles will soon populate the depths of Lake Geneva, the EPFL, the Swiss federal polytechnic institute in Lausanne announced Tuesday 1 March. Fifteen teams from five countries will carry out field research using the submersibles, from June 2011 to August, in a project dubbed elemo. Geology, biology [...]

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Bumpy A1 to be fixed: back to 2 lanes for a month

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:50:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Morges, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Prepare for summer traffic jams: the A1 autoroute between Morges Ouest (west) and Lausanne is about to undergo surgery that will last until 25 June. The facelift reduces traffic to two lanes in each direction fom 06:00-20:00 and one lane each way during the night. The A1 has operated far more [...]

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The dream train, Geneva to Zurich, just 3 years down the road

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:06:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Canadian company Bombardier CHF1.86 billion train deal creates Vaud jobs, will ease passenger crunch Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The good news is that train travel in Switzerland is about to get better, but the bad news is that it won’t happen fast enough to suit many impatient Swiss, who travel on average 2,422 km a [...]

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Pedestrian killed in A9 autoroute accident

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A woman was killed when several cars hit her on the A9 autoroute Wednesday 10 March, shortly after midnight, near Villeneuve in the direction of Lausanne. Police are asking witnesses to phone them: +41 21 644 44 44. The woman had a very high alcohol level of 2.40/1,000 when she was [...]

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New Year’s Eve lake cruises

Sean Ecker — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:29:37 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: New Year’s Eve lake cruises Location: Lake Geneva Link out: Click here Description: New Year’s Eve lake cruises from Vevey, Montreux, Le Bouveret, Villeneuve (haut lac), Lausanne, and Geneva with on-board dinner and party. The haut lac cruises will see the Vevey fireworks display. Adults CHF199, children 10-16 years, CHF99, children 6-9 CHF49, under [...]

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Roadworks on motorway, trains slow down on Basel-Olten stretch

Sean Ecker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:15:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Ongoing roadworks on the A9 between Vennes and Villeneuve will slow down traffic between 9:00 and 16:00 every day, but two lanes will be open during rush hours. The Fedro, Federal Roads Office, has a site dedicated to these roadworks. Roadworks between Morges and Ecublens to build a third lane in [...]

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Flea market in Villeneuve

Laila Rodriguez — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:35:15 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Flea market in Villeneuve Location: Villeneuve, Vaud Link out: Click here Description: Twice a month professionals and individuals alike are invited to empty their “caves” and sell in the traditional Villeneuve flea market. Entrance is free but vendors have to pay to sell. Start Date: 11 Jul 2009 End Date: 28 Nov 2009

New Alinghi catamaran unveiled

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:58:02 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Villeneuve, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The 90-foot catamaran that Alinghi has spent 100,000 manhours building for the next America’s Cup race was unveiled in Villeneuve 4 July. The boat now goes through a de-bugging process before it will be launched by helicopter into Lake Geneva this week for its first time out on the water. Alinghi, [...]

A9 autoroute works to begin Monday

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:13 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The roadworks announced several weeks ago for the stretch of A9 autoroute between Vennes, above Lausanne, and Villeneuve to the east of the city, begin Monday 6 July. Traffic will be diverted to makeshift lanes for several months, slowing traffic to 100 kph for much of the stretch. Details, A9 autoroute, [...]