Bypass Planning of the A2 partial overpasses in Kriens LU enters the next round
The previously open A2 highway near Kriens is to be covered in three places - independently of the overall bypass project. The Federal Roads Office, the canton of Lucerne, the town of Kriens and the Luzern Plus association of municipalities have started the necessary in-depth work. This is expected to take two years, the project partners involved announced on Monday.
24.06.2024, 10:38
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The objectives of the next planning phase are to sharpen the common vision, create and prepare the legal planning requirements, specify the necessary adjustments to the national road and clarify the financing, the press release continued.
The test planning process resulted in three matching designs. The adaptation of the highway infrastructure in three places will create the necessary conditions to connect Kriens to the east and west of the highway, reduce noise pollution and create new green and open spaces, the press release continues.
In a first step, the work that has now begun will sharpen the target image for the Grosshof/Luzernerstrasse, Arsenal/Südpol and Schlund/Horwerstrasse urban areas and examine the technical feasibility of the partial overlap of Arsenal/Südpol, the extension of the Schlund tunnel and additional noise protection.
In the press release, the project partners emphasized that the Lucerne-South overpass project is being developed independently of the overall bypass project. The ongoing appeal procedure for planning approval remains unaffected by this.
Complete enclosure off the table
In January, the parties involved jointly announced that a complete enclosure, as initially demanded by Kriens, was off the table. Test planning had shown that the adjacent areas could be better enhanced by partially covering the A2. The parties involved in the test planning signed a declaration of intent at the time, in which they committed to further cooperation.
The bypass, which triggered the discussions about the highway in Kriens, is not expected to go into operation before 2037. It connects Ibach in the north of the city of Lucerne and Kriens in the south via a new 3.5-kilometre tunnel. The link is to be used by transit traffic and the current highway is to become a city highway.
