2023-11-19 13:19:38
Transport » Disappointment, worry and anger. After the recent announcement by the SBB that the Gotthard railway tunnel will be fully operational once more in September 2024, reactions are strong in Ticino. Director of the Ticino Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Services, Luca Albertoni is not so surprised. “Until recently, we were talking regarding a complete reopening around next summer, now we are talking regarding September 2024… We hope that the SBB will do their job and that this will indeed be the case.”
For freight, it is essential that there be both road and rail transport, he says. “And this, in particular for the Ticino export industry; For companies working with German-speaking Switzerland, it is essential to have an alternative, so as to be certain that goods cross the Alps.”
Need for the economy
The SBB has announced that freight traffic in the tunnel will be
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