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A9 Motorway (Switzerland)
The A9 motorway, a motorway in western Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting from Ballaigues (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland."Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", web: Autobahnen.ch It is part of the National Road N9. "Rhone-Autobahn A9", 2009, web: Rhone-Autobahn A9 It is double-tracked as a divided highway (directionally separated) in most sections. The N9/A9 runs from Ballaigues on the French border via Vevey, Sion, Brig on the Simplon Pass up to Gondo on the Italian border. The line Sierre- Gamsen is still under construction and not passable. The construction of this line will cost 2270 million CHF: it is funded at 4% by the Canton of Valais and at 96% by the Swiss federal government. Major engineering works The following are major construction projects underway along A9: * ''Sierre-Gamsen-VS'' line Junction list Notes References * "Die Schweizer Autobahnen", Autobahnen.ch, 2009, webAutobahnen.ch(with sub-webpage for A9). * More sources in "Motorways o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorways Of Switzerland
Switzerland has a two-class highway system: motorways with separated roads for oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of , and expressways often with oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of . Autobahnen in German, autoroutes in French, autostrade in Italian, autostradas in Romansch are the local names of the national motorways of Switzerland. Two of the most important freeways are the A1, running from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland's canton of St. Gallen through to Geneva in southwestern Switzerland, and the A2, running from Basel in northwestern Switzerland to Chiasso in southern Switzerland's canton of Ticino, on the border with Italy. Autostrassen in German, semi-autoroutes in French, semiautostrade in Italian, autovias in Romansch are the local names of the national expressways. Motorways and expressways are restricted to motorized vehicles that can attain a speed of at least (VRV/ORC/ONC Art. 35 1). For the usage of any motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
