Concerns raised over Swiss underground freight plans

Swiss plans for the large-scale underground transport of goods are “fundamentally innovative”, but problems remain, said participants at a public event. Locations for loading points for the privately-funded “Cargo sous terrain” (CST) project have notably raised concerns, and planners want to make improvements. The first CST section is to run from Zurich Airport through Zurich, Urdorf (canton Zurich), Spreitenbach (Aargau) and Suhr (Aargau) before arriving in Härkingen (Solothurn); eleven access points or hubs are planned. Municipalities and regional organisations in the affected cantons had until Friday to comment on the corresponding sectoral plan. + Future freight: Swiss mega-project slowly picks up speed Criticism from Zurich Zurich has criticised current plans for the location of the three city hubs. There are conflicts with residential neighbourhoods at two of the locations, while the third would be well connected by road and rail, but the protection of the groundwater speaks ...