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Swiss national infrastructure investment proposal

Overview

The Swiss Federal Council has proposed the ‘Verkehr 45’ program, a long-term infrastructure plan involving 24 billion Swiss francs for railway expansion and 11 billion francs for national roads by 2045. Key projects under consideration include the construction of the Grimsel Tunnel, the first stage of the Lucerne underground station, and the expansion of the Zurich-Stadelhofen station.

The proposal has met with varied regional opposition. While Central Switzerland supports the package, the Eastern Swiss Cantonal Conference claims the plan lacks effective coordination between rail and road planning. Officials in Zurich have raised concerns regarding insufficient funding for supplementary infrastructure like platform extensions and double tracks, while several Western Swiss cantons expressed dissatisfaction over potential delays or cancellations of regional projects.

Entities

Swiss Federal Council · Swiss Bundesrat · Switzerland · Albert Rösti · OECD

Timeline

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Sources

bahnonline.ch · luinonotizie.it · presseportal.de · schweiznews.ch · thelocal.ch · walliser-zeitung.ch · watson.ch · zur-sache.at