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Crossings, waiting times, customs checks and transit: the border day by day.

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• Fire in Asso: double-rope maneuver in the gorge

  Vegetation fire in Asso: Firefighters and SAF personnel operated in a gorge. Approximately 100 square meters were damaged.

• Varese, Tre Valli traffic: closures on 3 and 4 October

  Time trial on Saturday 3 October (closures 11-18) and 10ª Gran Fondo on Sunday 4 October (via Sacco closed 00-18). Here are the details for passing through.

• Speed checks in Ticino from October 5 to 11

  From 5 to 11 October, checks are planned on Ticino's roads. The Cantonal Police manages the speed-camera map and indicates the locations concerned.

• Extradited from Switzerland, arrested in Ponte Chiasso

  Ponte Chiasso: On 18 September, a 28-year-old Nigerian man was handed over from Switzerland and arrested. He must serve four years, nine months and 18 days in prison.

• FIALS: more nighttime security in Varese

  The union asks ASST Sette Laghi to review access points and shifts: a single guard in the Emergency Department is not enough.

• Closure of Chiasso, concerns among Pasture staff

  SEM guarantees the reopening of the Chiasso facility; the union front defends jobs and reports impending layoffs, with no certainty.

• Comerio, testing for the pedestrian bridge in Via Giardini

  Comerio: Monday, September 28, the pedestrian bridge in Via Giardini will be tested from 7 pm to 7 am on the 29th. From 17:00 no parking in Via Sacconaghi.

• Night work on the bridge over the Cassarate: possible delays

  From October 5 to 10, nighttime work will take place on via alla Bozzoreda in Lugano: noise and possible delays on connected roads.

• Varese: gas and water works on three streets until April 2027

  Starting September 28, 2026, Lereti (Gruppo Acinque) will begin work on Via Masolino da Panicale, Pagliano, and Giovannini. No traffic or parking.

• Chiasso-Pasture asylum centers: 40 places at risk in 2027

  From 1° gennaio 2027, the federal mandate passes from AOZ to ORS Service; the VPOD and OCST unions warn of up to 40 layoffs in Chiasso and Pasture among 120 AOZ Ticino employees.

• Funds for border municipalities: refunds rise to 108 million

  The Associazione Comuni Italiani di Frontiera (Acif) welcomes the increase in the refreshments fund from 89 to 108 million euros and the allocation of the extra revenue.

• Border refurbishment: 89-108 million, mayors rejoice

  The Italian government increases funds for border municipalities. The mayors: 'Satisfied with the increase in refreshments'.

• Common border funds: MEF decree signed

  Minister Giorgetti signed the decree for the allocation of funds to the Municipalities within 20 km of the border with Ticino, Graubünden and Valais.

• Seizure of protected parrots at the Gandria crossing

  A Swiss citizen was stopped at the Gandria crossing with two ash parrots without Cites authorization. Intervention by UDSC and USAV.

• Verbania, works on the San Giovanni bridge: modified traffic

  Night-time interventions by Acqua Novara.VCO on the San Giovanni bridge at Verbania from 14 to 18 September with one-way alternation.

• Stabio-Gaggiolo speed bump: queues and anger from cross-border workers

  Reports about the speed bump just beyond Gaggiolo customs describe more than ten extra minutes every day. Official counts show a crossing already under pressure.

• G Bewilligung Antrag 2026: documents and procedure for cross-border commuters

  Permit G in Canton Ticino: documents, procedure at the Migrationsamt, five-year validity and renewal after the New Frontier Agreement 2024.

• Living in Cedrasco, working in Graubünden: a guide

  Moving to Cedrasco to work in Graubünden: discover Permit G, border taxation, AVS, LAMal and the complete registration procedure.

• Montescheno: living and working in Ticino

  What it means to live in Montescheno and work as a border worker in Ticino. Guidance on G Leave, Taxation, Cost of Living and Administrative Procedures.

• Living in Sumirago, working in Ticino: border guide

  Practical guide to living in Sumirago and working in Ticino: permits, border taxation, administrative procedures and what to consider before transferring.

• Amazon leaves Malpensa: the Cub denounces ten years of precarious work

  Amazon moves logistics activities from Terminal 2 in Malpensa to Brescia Montichiari, after ten years of presence. The Cub denounces the massive use of precarious contracts.

• Living in Ponte Lambro and working in Ticino as a border worker

  Discover the connections, journey times, cost of living and advantages of living in Ponte Lambro and working in Ticino.

• Change of employer for single border workers in 2024

  Practical guide to changing employers for single border workers in 2024: notice, renewal of permit G, continuity of contributions and documents to be updated.

• G-bewilligung: procedure and costs for border workers

  Permit G: CHF 65 cost, 5 years validity. Complete application guide at the Migrationsamt for border workers Ticino-Italy.