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gotthard road tunnel wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 2001 collision and fire 1 2 planned second road tunnel 2 rail tunnels 3 road conditions 4 see also 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents gotthard road tunnel 30 languages afrikaans čeština cymraeg dansk deutsch esperanto español فارسی suomi français magyar italiano 日本語 한국어 lëtzebuergesch lombard nederlands norsk bokmål polski português rumantsch română русский slovenčina slovenščina shqip svenska türkçe українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 46 40 18 n 8 35 33 e 46 67167 n 8 59250 e 46 67167 8 59250 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia tunnel beneath the swiss alps this article is about the 1980 road tunnel for the 2016 rail tunnel see gotthard base tunnel for the first railway tunnel from 1882 see gotthard tunnel gotthard road tunnel the south entrance of gotthard road tunnel interactive map of gotthard road tunnel overview location switzerland coordinates 46 40 18 n 8 35 33 e 46 67167 n 8 59250 e 46 67167 8 59250 route a2 start göschenen uri north end airolo ticino south operation constructed 5 may 1970 1970 05 05 opened 5 september 1980 1980 09 05 owner swiss confederation operator amt für betrieb der nationalstrassen of the cantons of uri ticino nidwalden and schwyz traffic automotive toll none included in the mandatory vignette vehicles per day 17354 2014 1 technical length 16 942 kilometres 10 527 mi no of lanes 2 operating speed 80 km h 50 mph max elevation 1 175 m 3 855 ft inside the tunnel min elevation 1 080 m 3 540 ft north portal the gotthard road tunnel in switzerland runs from göschenen in the canton of uri at its northern portal to airolo in ticino to the south and is 16 9 kilometres 10 5 mi in length below the st gotthard pass a major pass of the alps at time of construction in 1980 it was the longest road tunnel in the world it is currently the seventh longest although it is a motorway tunnel part of the a2 from basel to chiasso it consists of only one bidirectional tube with two lanes with a maximum elevation of 1 175 metres 3 855 ft 2 at the tunnel s highest point the a2 motorway has the lowest maximum elevation of any direct north south road through the alps 3 the tunnel rises from the northern portal at göschenen 1 080 m 3 540 ft and the culminating point is reached after approximately 8 kilometres 5 0 mi after 10 3 kilometres 6 4 mi from the northern portal there is the border between the cantons of uri and ticino after another 6 7 kilometres 4 2 mi the tunnel ends at the southern portal near airolo 1 146 m 3 760 ft the journey takes about 13 minutes by car the maximum speed being 80 km h 50 mph the gotthard road tunnel is one of the three tunnels that connect the swiss plateau to southern switzerland and run under the gotthard massif the two other being railway tunnels the gotthard tunnel 1882 and the gotthard base tunnel 2016 all three tunnels bypass the gotthard pass an important trade route since the 13th century the pass road culminates about 1 000 metres 3 300 ft above the tunnel at a height of 2 106 metres 6 909 ft and is only passable in summer history edit in response to the automobile boom in switzerland the swiss government gave approval in july 1969 for the construction of the 17 kilometre 11 mi gotthard road tunnel the tunnel would be longer than any existing road tunnel and would provide a year round road link from the swiss plateau to southern switzerland and from northern to southern europe as well to be used in place of the gotthard pass 4 the tunnel was built roughly parallel to the old railway tunnel with portals a few hundred metres away from those of the railway prior to the opening of the tunnel cars were transported through the nearby railway tunnel on car shuttle trains following the catastrophic fire in the road tunnel in 2001 car shuttle trains resumed operations for a few weeks the tunnel was opened on 5 september 1980 it remains a single bore tunnel with just one lane operating in each direction it has four large ventilation shafts and an additional side gallery between 10 and 18 metres 33 and 59 ft from the main tunnel having its own independent ventilation system in order to facilitate the cutting of a second tunnel should future traffic levels require it 4 on 11 september 2023 the tunnel was temporarily closed after a crack was discovered on the ceiling 5 the tunnel reopened on 14 september 6 2001 collision and fire edit on 24 october 2001 a collision of two trucks created a fire in the tunnel killing eleven and injuring many more the smoke and gases from the fires being the main cause of death 7 the tunnel was closed for two months after the accident for repair and cleaning reopening 21 december 2001 8 since the fire no more than 150 trucks per hour are allowed to enter the tunnel 7 planned second road tunnel edit in march 2014 the swiss government approved a bill to allow the building of a second road tunnel construction was scheduled to start in 2020 with the cost estimated at almost chf 3 billion 9 construction on a second parallel road tunnel was started in first instance it was only built for safety an escape route in case of accidents this second tunnel is now to be built out to a full road tunnel potentially allowing four lanes of traffic efforts to do this initially failed blocked by political resistance the alpine initiative for the protection of the alpine region from transit traffic which raised barriers against road tunnel construction was initially blocked by the swiss parliament a february 1994 alpine initiative passed with 52 of the vote and parliament upheld the referendum twice through the 1990s the pro tunnel avanti initiative brought a referendum to voters in february 2004 which was rejected by 62 8 10 the swiss government announced in september 2013 it had approved a plan to upgrade the second tunnel into a full road tunnel in order to allow for the necessary reconstruction of the first road tunnel once the works on the first tunnel are finished the swiss government plans to operate one single lane in each tunnel northbound traffic in the newly constructed tunnel southbound traffic in the renovated one in order to maintain the current tunnel overall capacity in compliance with the swiss constitutional norm that forbids a further growth of the traffic capacity across the alps 11 the reconstruction would have lasted for several years in any variant one variant would push the traffic over the mountain pass another proposed to load the vehicles onto trains with a new terminal a third would close the tunnel for several months every year over time range of a decade all of these have their drawbacks and the usage of the second tunnel was chosen as the best option to allow for the reconstruction further usage of both tunnels was subject to a popular referendum that was held in february 2016 where it was approved the actual upgrade mining of the second road tunnel was planned to last from 2020 to 2027 at a cost of 2 7 billion francs for the whole project including the following reconstruction of the first tunnel 12 work on an access tunnel started in september 2021 13 and a major contract for the project was awarded in august 2022 14 a joint venture between frutiger implenia and webuild csc sa were hired to construct the new tube and a parallel access tunnel as of 2023 update the access tunnel was under construction while work on the road tunnel was to commence in 2025 15 the works are scheduled to be completed in 2029 the original tunnel will then close for refurbishment reopening alongside the new tunnel upon completion of the improvement project in 2032 16 rail tunnels edit the 15 km 9 3 mi gotthard rail tunnel close to but separate from the expressway tunnel handles rail traffic on the north south line in switzerland it was opened in 1882 at the time the world s longest tunnel though later superseded by longer tunnels some over 50 km 31 mi long under construction since 2002 and opened on 1 june 2016 the gotthard base tunnel a second rail tunnel 57 km 35 mi long is the world s longest it was built for the use of trains travelling from northern switzerland to the ticino area and beyond 17 road conditions edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed september 2017 learn how and when to remove this message inside the gotthard road tunnel the gotthard tunnel is the core and culminating point of the a2 motorway in switzerland running south from basel through the tunnel down to chiasso on the border with italy traffic flows through only one tunnel which carries traffic both ways with each direction allocated one lane overtaking in the tunnel is prohibited and traffic flow is regulated the tunnel s speed limit is 80 km h 50 mph 18 heavily used the tunnel often has traffic jams during peak holiday seasons over easter and summer on both the north and south ends in contrast another tunnel through the alps the san bernardino tunnel tunnel as part of the a13 in the canton of graubünden further east is relatively uncongested and shorter see also edit list of highest paved roads in europe highest motorways references edit verkehrsentwicklung am gotthard strassentunnel in german french and italian astra swiss federal roads office 2015 archived from the original on 17 april 2016 retrieved 7 june 2016 der tiefbau volume 14 1974 the other direct north south roads through the alps with similar elevations are fréjus road tunnel 1 297 m mont blanc tunnel 1 395 m and brenner pass 1 370 m 1 2 news and views gotthard road tunnel autocar vol 131 no 3843 31 july 1969 p 29 baschuk bryce 11 september 2023 switzerland closes gotthard road tunnel in latest snarl up bloomberg com retrieved 28 september 2023 switzerland s closed gotthard road tunnel now open le news 14 september 2023 retrieved 28 september 2023 1 2 gotthard strassentunnel ist sicherer geworden swi swissinfo ch in german retrieved 25 january 2016 chronik gotthardtunnel ch archived from the original on 12 june 2016 retrieved 25 january 2016 geiser urs 24 september 2014 second gotthard road tunnel given green light swissinfo ch retrieved 25 january 2016 alpine initiative ch archived 28 september 2007 at the wayback machine history accessed 5 september 2007 gotthard ii an extra tunnel but no new traffic driveeuropenews com 16 september 2013 retrieved 25 january 2016 bundesrat will zweite röhre für gotthard strassentunnel sf schweizer fernsehen 27 june 2012 retrieved 27 june 2012 work started this week on second gotthard road tunnel le news 30 september 2021 retrieved 28 september 2023 smith claire 22 august 2022 major contract awarded for construction on the second gotthard road tunnel new civil engineer retrieved 28 september 2023 first breakthrough on second gotthard tunnel tunnels tunnelling international 9 may 2023 retrieved 28 september 2023 ceremony marks start of second gotthard tunnel construction swissinfo ch 29 september 2021 retrieved 17 may 2023 bilger burkhard 15 september 2008 the long dig getting through the swiss alps the hard way the new yorker afbn strassentunnel www afbn ch retrieved 9 october 2026 external links edit the official information page of the gotthard tunnel in german and italian few pages also in english more statistics and facts in german as well as info on a second expressway tunnel records preceded by arlberg road tunnel 13 98 km 8 69 mi world s longest road tunnel 1980 2000 succeeded by lærdal tunnel 24 51 km 15 23 mi authority control databases international viaf gnd national united states israel geographic structurae retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title gotthard_road_tunnel oldid 1379327333 categories road tunnels in switzerland tunnels in the canton of uri tunnels in ticino tunnels completed in 1980 ticino uri border tunnels in the alps 1980 establishments in switzerland 2001 fires in europe 2001 disasters in europe october 2001 in europe 2001 disasters in switzerland tunnel fires tunnel disasters hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use british english from september 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