Gotthard tunnel see traffic logjam at end of Easter break

The northbound return journey through the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland caused a long traffic jam on Easter Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the early afternoon, vehicles were jammed for nine kilometres between Faido and Airolo. As a result, travellers needed around 1 hour and 30 minutes more for the section of the A2 motorway than under normal traffic conditions, the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) wrote on the X platform. Travellers also need patience in the opposite direction. Traffic going to Ticino and Italy was backed up for seven kilometres between Erstfeld and Göschenen. The time lost was more than an hour. The Easter traffic jam reached its peak on Good Friday afternoon, when the column in the southbound direction grew to 21 kilometres. According to TCS, this corresponded to a waiting time of up to three hours and 30 minutes. Travellers heading south had already needed patience on Maundy Thursday: The traffic jam at the Gotthard ...