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Geneva will vote on lake crossing

Friday, 27 June 2025 06:30

The Geneva branch of the Swiss People’s Party has collected enough signatures to force a vote on a new lake crossing.

The Party says it shows the people are fed up with traffic in the city, and especially across the Mont-Blanc Bridge. 

If the vote passes, it would require the canton to build a tunnel running from Malagnou to the Route des Nations. 

The Party now expects the vote to be put to the people quickly. It says a mobility project should be launched based on needs, not on environmental dogma.  

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