Swiss Politicians Want Year-Round Opening Of Gotthard Pass

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A motion signed by 60 parliamentarians wants to scrap the practice of closing the key north-south Gotthard pass in winter – in order to reduce traffic jams. This content was published on March 23, 2025 - 13:29 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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The cost of the hypothetical operation would come to some CHF300 million ($339 million), the SonntagsZeitung newspaper reports on Sunday.

For years, the paper writes, there have been efforts to ease the long jams that periodically build up at the entrance to the Gotthard motorway tunnel. Benjamin Giezendanner from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, who came up with the new idea to keep the mountain pass open, is particularly concerned about traffic during the Easter period. The pass usually re-opens in mid-May.

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