National Council calls for new instruments to strengthen relocation
Published: Tuesday, Jun 11th 2024, 10:20
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The transfer of freight traffic on the north-south axis from road to rail should be speeded up. This is what the National Council is demanding. On Tuesday, it approved three proposals from its Transport Committee - to the displeasure of the SVP parliamentary group.
The constitutional goal of shifting freight traffic through the Alps is a long way off. In 2023, 916,000 truck journeys were counted through the Alps. According to the modal shift target, this figure should be 650,000 per year.
The National Council therefore wants to take action. For example, the Federal Council should advocate the expansion of the tunnel on the NRLA feeder route from Metz in France to Strasbourg and Basel to a four-meter corridor profile.
The large chamber is also demanding more money to ensure that more goods are loaded onto trains instead of trucks, even over medium distances. The SVP parliamentary group opposed this in vain. The Council of States still has to decide on the motions.
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