Why cars still reign supreme in ‘rail-nation’ Switzerland

With the population’s growing need for mobility, some Swiss motorways are nearing saturation point. Nearly 50,000 hours were lost in traffic jams last year. But infrastructure is not the root of the problem, experts say. Why we are writing this article On November 24, Swiss voters will decide on the biggest motorway project in recent decades. The government wants to widen several existing motorway sections in order to eliminate bottlenecks. These build up especially on the A1, Switzerland’s longest motorway, which crosses the country from east to west. Advocates of greener mobility vehemently oppose the plan. Read here to discover the arguments of those in favour of and those against the project. Congestion problems and the future of mobility are issues besetting many countries, which is why we have sought to place the Swiss situation in an international context. Are the Swiss motorways victims of their success? Despite a marked slowdown during the Covid pandemic, the number of ...