A9 motorway (Switzerland)

The A9 motorway, a motorway in western Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting from Ballaigues (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland.[1] It is part of the National Road N9.[2]

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A9
Location of the A9 in Switzerland
Route information
Length230 km (140 mi)
Major junctions
FromFrench border
ToItalian border
Location
CountrySwitzerland
Highway system

It is double-tracked as a divided highway (directionally separated) in most sections. The N9/A9 runs from Ballaigues on the French border via Vevey, Sion, Brig on the Simplon Pass up to Gondo on the Italian border. The line Sierre-Gamsen is still under construction and not passable. The construction of this 31-kilometre (19 mi) line will cost 2270 million CHF: it is funded at 4% by the Canton of Valais and at 96% by the Swiss federal government.

Major engineering works

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The following are major construction projects underway along A9:

  • Sierre-Gamsen-VS line

Junction list

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Junctions
Hauptstrasse N9

  (1) Ballaigues
  (2) Les Clées
  (3) Orbe
  (4) Junction Essert-Pittet A1
  (5) Chavornay
(Rest area) Bavois
  (6) La Sarraz
  (7) Cossonay
  (8) Junction Villars-Ste-Croix A1
  (9) Lausanne-Blécherette
  (10)  Lausanne-Vennes
  Belmont (375 m)
  (11) Belmont
  (12) Junction La Croix
    Lavaux
  Chauderon (210 m)
  Criblette (275 m)
  Flonzaley (715 m)
  (13) Chexbres
  (14) Junction La Veyre A12
  (15) Vevey
  (15) Montreux
(Rest area) Le Pertit
  Glion (1345 m)
  (16) Villeneuve
    Le Chablais
  (17) Aigle
  (18) Saint-Triphon
  (19) Bex
  Arzillier (410 m)
  (20) Saint-Maurice
(Rest area) Cime de l'Est
    Grand-St-Bernard
  (21) Martigny-Fully
  (22) Junction Grand Saint-Bernard
(Rest area) Pierre-Avoi
  (23) Saxon
  (24) Riddes
(Rest area) Ardon
  (25) Conthey
(Rest area) Aproz
  (26) Sion-Ouest
  (27) Sion-Est
(Rest area) Rue des Maréches
  (28) Sierre-Ouest
  Ancien-Sierre - Plantzette (580 m)
  Géronde (370 m)
  (29) Sierre-Est
Autobahn end

  Gorwetsch (1705 m) - in work (2016)
  Ermitage (380 m) - in work (2016)
  Pfyngut (2115 m) - in work (2016)
  Leuk, Susten-West - in work (2016)
  Susten (2070 m) - in work (2016)
  Leuk, Susten-Ost - in work (2016)
  Turtmann (1150 m) - in work (2016)
  Flugplatz Turtmann (190 m) - in work (2016)
  Steg, Gampel-West - in work (2016)
  Riedberg (510 m) - in work (2016)
  Steg, Gampel-Ost - in work (2016)
  Raron - in work (2016)
  Raron (920 m) - in work (2016)

Autobahn end
  Visp-West - westbound - eastbound in work (2023)
  Schwarzer Graben (2900 m)
  Vispertal
  Staldbach-Grosshus (4290 m)
  Visp-Ost
  Gamsen (1021 m)
  (34) Junction Brig-Glis
  Gstipf (215 m)
  (35) Junction Brig-Zentrum
  (36) Junction Ried-Brig
Autobahn end

Hauptstrasse N9

Notes

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  1. ^ "Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", web: Autobahnen.ch
  2. ^ "Rhone-Autobahn A9", 2009, web: Rhone-Autobahn A9.

References

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46°25′33″N 6°55′48″E / 46.425833°N 6.929884°E / 46.425833; 6.929884