Voters Prevent Zurich From Imposing 30Km/H Speed Limit On Main Roads

2025-11-30 02:09:06

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The cities of Zurich and Winterthur have lost the right to introduce 30km/h speed limits on their main roads. The citizens of the canton decided in Sunday's polls to abolish this prerogative. They also approved the doubling of funds to support housing construction. This content was published on November 30, 2025 - 17:16 5 minutes Keystone-SDA

Français fr Les Zurichois restreignent le droit des grandes villes au 30 km/h Original Read more: Les Zurichois restreignent le droit des grandes villes au 30

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The canton's electorate voted 56.77% in favour of a change to the law that prohibits lowering the speed limit to 30km/h on main, cantonal and inter-municipal roads, with temporary exceptions limited to short stretches.

Only the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, which are affected by this proposal, rejected the text on Sunday. Voter turnout was 46.6%.
Offensive against the two major cities
The amendment to the law originated in a parliamentary initiative by the centre-right Radical-Liberals and the right-wing Swiss People's Party. Approved by a narrow margin, it was countered by a referendum from the minority in the legislature and another from the authorities of the canton's two major cities.

The right-leaning referendum was tabled after the Zurich and Winterthur city councils announced their intention to introduce 30km/h speed limits in the city. In 2021, the citizens of the city of Zurich approved a master plan along these lines, with a few exceptions.
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