The A9 motorway, a
motorway
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in western
Switzerland
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, is a divided highway connecting from
Ballaigues (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland.
["Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", web: Autobahnen.ch] It is part of the National Road N9.
[
"Rhone-Autobahn A9", 2009, web:
]
Rhone-Autobahn A9
It is double-tracked as a divided highway (directionally separated) in most sections. The N9/A9 runs from
Ballaigues on the French border via
Vevey
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,
Sion
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Brig
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on the
Simplon Pass
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up to
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on the Italian border. The line
Sierre
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Gamsen is still under construction and not passable. The construction of this line will cost 2270 million CHF: it is funded at 4% by the
Canton of Valais
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and at 96% by the Swiss federal government.
Major engineering works
The following are major construction projects underway along A9:
* ''Sierre-Gamsen-VS'' line
Junction list
Notes
References
* "Die Schweizer Autobahnen", Autobahnen.ch, 2009, web
Autobahnen.ch(with sub-webpage for A9).
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Motorways of Switzerland
Switzerland has a two-class highway system: motorways with separated roads for oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of , and expressways often with oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of .
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External links
Rhone-Autobahn A9Photos: A9 on Autobahnen.ch(traffic-control center)
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