Eleven kilometres of traffic jams at the Gotthard north portal
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Listening: Drivers face 11km tailback at the Gotthard tunnel
By around 8am on Saturday, traffic heading into the Gotthard tunnel had built up to an 11-kilometre queue at the northern entrance – drivers were facing a wait of one hour and 50 minutes.
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Onze kilomètres de bouchons devant le portail nord du Gothard
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Earlier in the morning, a four-kilometre tailback had also formed at the Chiasso-Brogeda border crossing into Italy, according to the Touring Club Suisse (TCS).
The A2 motorway, which runs from Basel to Chiasso, in canton Ticino, via the Gotthard tunnel, is often heavily congested at weekends, on public holidays and during peak holiday travel. Alternative routes include the San Bernardino tunnel and the Simplon Pass.
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