Road traffic Another ten-kilometer traffic jam in front of the Gotthard north portal

SDA

27.7.2024 - 05:14

There were again long waiting times in front of the Gotthard road tunnel. (archive picture)
There were again long waiting times in front of the Gotthard road tunnel. (archive picture)
Keystone

The traffic jam in front of the Gotthard north portal again reached a length of ten kilometers between Erstfeld and Göschenen UR on Saturday morning. For southbound travelers, this meant waiting times of up to one hour and 50 minutes.

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The length of the traffic jam in front of the north portal of the Gotthard road tunnel had initially shortened somewhat on Friday evening, according to reports from the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) on the X short message service. By midday on Friday, there were already ten kilometers of traffic jams in the southbound direction.

Patience was also required in the northbound direction late on Friday evening. Traffic between Quinto and Airolo TI was backed up for two kilometers at times, according to the TCS.