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Are XXL trucks coming to the Alps next?
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zopemaster
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Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
The European Union is seeking advice on authorising "gigaliners". These 25-metre trucks are intended to promote climate protection - at the expense of rail transport and infrastructure.
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Lyon-Turin: Environment Ministry gives bad marks
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 22, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport
Criticism of the planned Lyon-Turin rail line is growing: environmental organisations have rejected the megaproject, as has the conservative UMP party in Savoy. The French Environment Ministry is now also expressing doubts.
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Alps overrun by traffic
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zopemaster
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published
Mar 21, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
Never before have such large quantities of goods been transported through Switzerland as in 2011. The title of "Transit Route Number 1", however, goes to the Brenner Pass.
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Work begins on Semmering Tunnel
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
alpine regional traffic,
road tunnels,
transalpine transport,
major railway projects
The authorisation proceedings have yet to be concluded, but the excavators are already on the move for the building of the Semmering rail tunnel. Austrian politicians have given the project the green light, ignoring loud protests and empty state coffers.
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New vehicle tunnels for goods traffic: a dead end
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zopemaster
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Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
transalpine transport
Traffic chaos in the Alps: this summer the most important transit axes are being closed to rail traffic. Haulage associations are thus again demanding new road tunnels. But the Alpine regions have decided that the solution to the traffic problem lies elsewhere.
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CIPRA's point of view:Italian French Summit: modal shift gets red light
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zopemaster
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Dec 12, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
major railway projects,
traffic and infrastructure,
regional planning, regional development, land use,
point of view
The summit meeting last week between Italian leader Mario Monti and French president François Hollande covered plenty of ground - except for a rapid and effective modal shift from road to rail.
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End of the line for the Tende railway?
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zopemaster
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May 21, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
alpine crossings,
transalpine transport
New tunnels crossing the Alps are feverishly being built elsewhere, but the Tende line between Turin and Nice is due to be closed. People on both sides of the border are protesting, however. Can this historic railway line still be saved?
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Italy threatens to grind to a halt
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zopemaster
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Sep 18, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
traffic impacts
The Gotthard rail tunnel is due to open in 2016, with the aim of transporting the majority of goods between Italy and Switzerland by train. But the necessary infrastructure is lacking in Italy. Will the result be traffic chaos?
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Switzerland fails transport shift
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Dec 13, 2013
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
transport policy, transport planning
There are still too many trucks on Swiss roads, says the Swiss Federal Council in its transport shift report. Instead of planning concrete measures to shift goods onto rail, it now wants a new political discussion - which has prompted resistance.
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An Alpine Crossing Exchange is legally feasible
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zopemaster
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Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
law
There are no legal obstacles to the introduction of an Alpine Crossing Exchange (ACE), provided the Alpine countries show the necessary political will. This is the conclusion reached by a study commissioned by the European Region Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino.
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