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There are days and weekends when heavy traffic is expected. These include Ascension and Pentecost. Because many people seek sun and a few days of relaxation in the south. It’s time to travel again – and this is especially evident in front of Gotthard. Ordinary traffic jams are likely to occur in many places.
These areas are particularly at risk:
- Gotthard Tunnel going south
- San Bernardino Tunnel
- Route between Chiasso-Centro and Chiasso-Brogeda border crossing
- Motorway sections of the A1 Bern-Zurich motorway
- A2 Basel–Lucerne
keep Calm
Drivers should have strong nerves, especially on Thursday afternoons and Fridays. The vehicle column in front of the Gotthard north portal can then increase significantly again. Disabled people are also expected on the A13, the alternative passageway passing through the San Bernardino Tunnel.
Plan your trip well
If possible, the journey should not start on a Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. It is better to start the trip a day or two later or even earlier. If you set off early in the morning or at night, you have a good chance of avoiding traffic jams, which can often last for hours. In addition, congested traffic breaks should be given on long journeys. There should be no shortage of provisions such as food and drink. Traffic congestion reports (radio, internet, SRF traffic applications, TCS) should be followed immediately. It’s rarely worth leaving the highway to avoid traffic jams – travel time is usually significantly longer.
Avoid traffic jams
The Swiss Alps passes offer many opportunities to avoid traffic jams in the Gotthard tunnel. The most common alternative is the San Bernardino route via the A13. First of all, passengers from Basel, Zurich and Eastern Switzerland travel faster via the A13 when the waiting time in the Gotthard tunnel is at least one hour.
If there is a lot of traffic in front of the Gotthard access road, the journey can be started via the Gotthard Pass. Schöllenen Gorge is open from Friday noon until Sunday evening.
From Bern, the journey can also be started via the winding Grimsel and Nufenen passes.
Travelers from western Switzerland and the Bern-Solothurn region can travel to Simplon Pass or Grosser St. They can also choose the Bernhard route. With the latter you can choose between the tunnel and the toll road, but the toll through the tunnel is toll.
nothing is faster
Basically, it’s the same thing if you’re driving in the right, middle, or left lane in a traffic jam. The subjective impression that things go faster on the left is often misleading. In traffic jams or slow-moving traffic, other vehicles are also allowed to pass on the right.
Source :Blick
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