https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland have pledged more than CHF1 billion to upgrade the country’s highway network, with 60 percent set to go towards the A9 motorway in upper Valais. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191128/one-billion-francs-pledged-to-fast-track-switzerlands-newest-motorway Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:58:12 +0100 one-billion-francs-pledged-to-fast-track-switzerlands-newest-motorway A 17-year-old youth was found lying on the hard shoulder of the A1 motorway between Geneva and Lausanne early on Sunday morning, Swiss media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171127/injured-pedestrian-found-lying-by-swiss-motoway Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:18:25 +0100 injured-pedestrian-found-lying-by-swiss-motoway A driver who fatally ran over a woman who had lain down on a motorway with the intention of committing suicide has been convicted of negligent homicide. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170622/swiss-court-convicts-driver-for-killing-suicidal-woman-who-lay-on-motorway Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:15:30 +0200 swiss-court-convicts-driver-for-killing-suicidal-woman-who-lay-on-motorway A family of four had a lucky escape on Saturday when they suffered from carbon dioxide poisoning whilst driving along a motorway in central Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170502/family-saved-from-suffocating-in-car-on-swiss-motorway Tue, 02 May 2017 11:21:31 +0200 family-saved-from-suffocating-in-car-on-swiss-motorway The A16 motorway across the Jura mountains will finally be completed with the inauguration of the final section on Monday, reported news agencies on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170331/transjura-motorway-finally-finished-30-years-after-works-began Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:33:24 +0200 transjura-motorway-finally-finished-30-years-after-works-began Quite a lot, judging by this photo. The modestly-sized vehicle was carrying a scooter, two baby strollers and 15 bicycles on its roof when Lucerne police stopped it on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161212/how-much-can-you-transport-on-the-roof-of-a-car Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:15:52 +0100 how-much-can-you-transport-on-the-roof-of-a-car A hailstorm caused a 24-car pile-up on Sunday as wintry weather conditions hit northwestern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161010/hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:44:20 +0200 hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel A 25-year-old driver who was caught speeding without a driving licence was convicted of multiple traffic offences by a Swiss court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160804/prison-for-swiss-speeder-who-drove-over-policemans-foot Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:17:50 +0200 prison-for-swiss-speeder-who-drove-over-policemans-foot The driver of a tractor was injured on Thursday when his vehicle tumbled down a slope and was left hanging precariously over a motorway in the canton of Obwalden. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160701/terror-as-tractor-tumbles-towards-swiss-motorway Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:10:44 +0200 terror-as-tractor-tumbles-towards-swiss-motorway A Swiss national died and 30 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a highway pile-up on Sunday after heavy snow in central Slovenia, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141229/swiss-man-dies-in-slovenia-pile-up Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:09:00 +0100 swiss-man-dies-in-slovenia-pile-up A police car hit and killed a 22-year-old man who was lying in the middle of the A1 motorway near Bussy in the canton of Fribourg in the early hours of Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140828/police-car-kills-man-lying-on-motorway Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:15:00 +0200 police-car-kills-man-lying-on-motorway Transport Minister Doris Leuthard has outlined plans for a new road fund to ease congestion in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140227/government-eyes-fuel-price-hike-to-pay-for-better-roads Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:05:00 +0100 government-eyes-fuel-price-hike-to-pay-for-better-roads