Voters will get the final say on a major autoroute expansion which includes an extra lane on the A1 between Geneva and Lausanne.
Anti-roads campaigners say the cost – at over CHF 5bn – is too much and the project goes against plans to cut the country’s carbon emissions.
As it’s a referendum, only 50,000 signatures were needed – but 100,000 have been submitted with a week to go until the deadline.
Parliament had given to go ahead at the end of last year.
Accident caused major disruption - man seriousy injured
Geneva rush hour traffic was severely disrupted yesterday afternoon after a 19-year-old scooter rider was hit by a tram in Rive.
Last victim of April avalanche found
The body of a 30-year-old Canadian national who was caught up in an avalanche on April 1st has been found.
TPG passengers back to pre-pandemic levels
The number of people using public transport in Geneva is now back to the levels seen before the pandemic.
SBB to change announcement for suicide deaths
Swiss Federal Railways will change the announcement which refers to a delay which occurs after a person dies by suicide at a train station.
Locals outraged at high rents
A new apartment complex is creating some controversy due to the high rents – with many residents aghast that prices have become so high.
Over 500 Asian hornets trapped
Wildlife authorities in the French department of Haute Savoie are hailing their success for trapping Asian Hornets.
