More than ten years drilling heads working on the "century-construction" in the mountains.įinally, on 1.st June 2016 the 57 km long Gotthard Base Tunnel was opened for the railway. Railway Gotthard Base Tunnel: Gotthard Base Since the opening of the Gotthard railway tunnel (15 km long tunnel since 1882) and Gotthard road tunnel (motorway tunnel since 1980) the historical Gotthard Pass has lost his importance. The Gotthard Pass leads through the Gotthard massif, but in the winter months it is not always open. Gotthard tunnel is blocked because of too much traffic, then you can bypass via the historic Gotthard Pass ( Passo del San Gottardo). Gotthard Pass: bypassing the Gotthard road tunnel via the mountain passīecause of the fact that there is no Gotthard tunnel toll normally it does not make sense to bypass the Gotthard road tunnel.īut especially in high season, when there are often traffic jams before the Gotthard tunnel, it could be an option to take the Gotthard Pass.
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So the quantity of trucks per day is limited to max. Since then trucks have to keep a safe distance of 150m, which is controlled by a dropper system (traffic light at entrance). As a consequence the tunnel was renovated and made safer. In October 2001 there was a fire in the tunnel caused from the collision of two trucks. In the Gotthard tunnel there is contraflow traffic The almost 17 km long Gotthard road tunnel " galleria Gottardo" leads through the Gotthard massif: Instead the Swiss government proceedet with the construction of the 57 km long Gotthard base tunnel (opened 2016) to shift the truck traffic from road to rail. Thus the tunnel "galleria Gottardo" is a high frequented traffic connection between northern and southern Europe.įor a long time the construction of the second Gotthard tunnel is discussed.īut the second tube of the Gotthard road tunnel would cost more than 2 billion euros - and the date for the start of construction is always postponed. The longest road tunnel in the Alps is heavy trafficked in the summer months – there are passing more than 35,000 vehicles each day. The tunnel San Gottardo was built between 19 - and since then the traffic is increasing all the time – so every year again there are long jams at the Gotthard Tunnel. Gotthard tunnel "galleria Gottardo", St Gotthard tunnel San Gottardo: expansion plans Gotthard road tunnel - speed limit
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Then all of them will follow the common route via Chiasso to Como in Italy.
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The Gotthard tunnel fee is already included in the annual vignette.Īt the motorway junction Bellinzona the drivers coming from the San Bernardino tunnel will join with those coming from the Gotthard tunnel. Gotthard road tunnel: Gotthard tunnel fees - costs Gotthard tunnel A2 If you have purchased the Swiss vignette, then you do not have to pay additional costs for the Gotthard tunnel. The Gotthard road tunnel is part of the road network in Switzerland (motorway A2 Basel - Chiasso) where you will need an annual Swiss vignette. While the Brenner motorway is a toll road, for the Gotthard tunnel (and also San Bernardino tunnel) there are NO additional toll costs.