Gotthard Pass to re-open on Friday
The Gotthard Pass in Switzerland will be open to road traffic again on Friday at 11am. Thanks to the small amount of snow, the clearing and repair work on the pass road has progressed faster than expected.
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This will allow the winter closure to be lifted earlier, the Federal Roads Office (Astra) announced on Tuesday. The Gotthard Pass road will therefore be available to relieve the A2 north-south axis during the busy Ascension and Whitsun travel periods.
With the opening of the pass road, the seasonal extension of the A2 Göschenen exit will also be put back into operation. The extended exit lane is around three kilometres long, begins immediately after the Wassen entrance and is intended to protect the municipality from avoidance traffic.
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From the Ascension weekend, the special lane Airolo/Passes Cupra will also be available at the south portal of the Gotthard road tunnel.
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