The government has agreed the A1 autoroute needs to be expanded – especially on the Geneva-Lausanne route – but also from Bern to Zurich.
A motion put forward by Swiss People’s Party National Councillor, Erich Hess, calls for a highway of at least six lanes.
He says the A1 – which is 410 km long – is chronically overloaded.
Many sections in the German speaking regions are already six lanes.
Although the Federal Council is backing the extension – it still needs to be voted on by parliament.
Zurich vote imminent
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Swimmer completes epic challenge
British long-distance swimmer Neil Gilson has completed a two-year challenge to swim the length of Switzerland's ten largest lakes, finishing at Geneva's Bains des Pâquis on Wednesday
Progress on Lausanne tramway
Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport has approved the second phase of the Lausanne tramway, clearing the way for a 3.1-kilometre northern extension from Renens to Villars-Sainte-Croix
Police use new tactic
Swiss transport police are being handed tasers to tackle rising violence on trains and stations
T2 closed at Cointrin
Geneva Airport has shut parts of its Terminal 2 after a wooden-framed hangar collapsed overnight in mid-July
Swiss national missing in Nepal
A Swiss national is among more than 1,300 people missing after Wednesday's flash floods in Nepal, according to the Tourism Board
