Due to the damage caused at the Italian side, the entire tunnel of the Great St. Bernard Pass will be unavailable for traffic until 8 October 2017.
On Monday morning there was a breakdown of the ventilation system.- Both directions of the tunnel will be closed for over two weeks, initially until 8 October 2017″ – says Andrea Lehmann, the facility engineer, quoted by the „Tribune de Geneve”. The drivers of cars of up to 7.5 tonnes are advised to drive across the St. Bernard Pass.
The drivers of cars of up to 7.5 tonnes are advised to drive across the St. Bernard Pass. It is possible, as long as the road is not covered with snow” – says Lehmann.
The detour extends the drive by about half an hour. The vehicles of over 7.5 tonnes are directed to the Simplon Pass.
The Great St. Bernard Tunnel is located on the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Western Alps, at the Italian-Swiss border. It is a part of 328 km E27 Route, which goes from Belfort in France, across Switzerland, to Aosta in Italy.
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