Traffic jams for eleven kilometers in front of the Gotthard north portal
Published: Saturday, Aug 3rd 2024, 09:40
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Traffic on the A2 exceeded the capacity of the Gotthard road tunnel on Saturday. Heading south, the traffic jam in front of the north portal in the canton of Uri reached a length of eleven kilometers at 9:00 am.
As the Touring Club of Switzerland (TCS) announced on X, this meant that motorists had to wait around one hour and 50 minutes before they could enter the tunnel in Göschenen UR.
According to the TCS website, traffic was backed up for around four kilometers in the northbound direction. This meant a waiting time of up to 40 minutes in front of the south portal.
Traffic jams in front of the Gotthard road tunnel are part of everyday life during the summer vacation period. The reason for this is that there is only one lane per direction of travel in the 17-kilometre-long tube and the volume of traffic is often high.
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