The government of the canton of Ticino is strongly opposed to tolls for the Gotthard road tunnel, reported RTS this week. Gotthard Tunnel © Stefano Ember | Dreamstime.comThe idea of charging a toll for the highly congested Gotthard tunnel linking Ticino, which lies south of the Alps, to the rest of Switzerland, has been discussed for some time. However, this week, the cantonal government of Ticino wrote a letter to the Federal Council arguing that a toll would not reduce the volume of traffic. A toll on the Gotthard tunnel would send vehicles to San Bernardino (GR) and Grand Saint-Bernard (VS) tunnels, it said. Although, somewhat confusingly, the Grand Saint-Bernard tunnel already charges a toll.

Source: Le News July 08, 2023 15:31 UTC