Alpine motorway A13: Record pace for repair work - road again on Fridays

Alpine motorway A13: Record pace for repair work - road again on Fridays

A new record: The A13 Alpine motorway opens on Friday

chur (dpa)-The schweizer-alpen-blücken/'> repair work on the Swiss Alpine motorway A13 on the Bernardino route, thanks to an intensive day and night mission, fought in record. After parts of the highway were destroyed by floods and a rubble current over a length of 200 meters, the route will be open to traffic again next Friday, the Federal Office of Roads (Astra) announced. The traffic will initially flow into both directions.

responsible speed restriction

Traffic will take place at a reduced maximum speed of 60 to 80 kilometers per hour in oncoming traffic on the freshly repaired section, explains Astra spokesman Jérôme Jacky. The href = 'https: //die-nachrichten.net/krefeld/bauste-an-esserer-strasse-verzoegerungen-aufgrund-versorgungs-litungen/'> Straße Cars and heavy trucks to be passed equally. It is expected that the highway will be fully accessible in both directions by the end of the year.

The A13 is an important north-south connection and plays a crucial role, especially for holiday travel traffic. This becomes all the more important because an alternative route via the Simplon Pass is blocked due to an issue.

The speed of the reopening declared

The rapid completion was favored by several factors, as the newspaper "Blick" reports. The Moesa water withdrew faster than expected and there was no further violent precipitation. In addition, the mountain water washed stones and rubble with it that could be used to build the new road. In addition, work was tirelessly worked to achieve this remarkable progress.

- Nag