Tag: Highways
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Swiss plan: 80 km/h on highways to curb congestion
What Switzerland is proposing Switzerland is weighing a bold traffic-management measure aimed at easing chronic congestion: slow the speed on the most saturated highway sections. The idea is to use electronic, dynamic speed limits that switch between 120 km/h and 80 km/h depending on real-time traffic conditions, with the goal of smoothing flow and reducing…
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Switzerland weighs a bold plan to ease highway congestion with 80 km/h on half the motorways
What Switzerland is considering The Swiss authorities are weighing a bold plan to curb peak-hour congestion by lowering speeds on the busiest motorways. The proposal would restrict the maximum speed from 120 km/h to 80 km/h on the most saturated stretches during rush hours, using electronic variable speed limits. If implemented, the plan would apply…
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80 km/h on 50% of Swiss Highways: A New Congestion Plan
Background: Switzerland’s Traffic Challenge Switzerland faced a striking traffic milestone in 2024, with drivers spending nearly 55,500 hours stuck in congestion. That figure marked a new record and underscored a trend: since 2019, time lost to traffic on Swiss roads has roughly doubled. The leading culprit remains high traffic volumes that overwhelm the network, according…