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TILO trains, season tickets, motorways and queues: the daily commute across the border.

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202 articles on transport and traffic, newest first.

• Trenord: 25 lines with compensation, disastrous start to 2026

  Alarm bells for Trenord: 25 lines with compensation in January 2026, 17 in February. The Pd demands clarity.

• Railway: progress in infrastructure expansion

  300 projects underway to expand the Swiss railway network by 2035, with work ongoing in Lausanne and Fribourg.

• Record passenger numbers on Swiss trains in 2026

  Major Swiss rail companies report a 5% increase in the first quarter of 2026, while freight transport drops by 4%.

• A2 Melide: night closures for road resurfacing

  From Sunday 3 May to Friday 8 May 2026, the Melide exit will be closed every night from 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM for maintenance work.

• A2 lane closed: heavy delays up to 1h40

  Heavy traffic between Chiasso and Grancia, queue from Chiasso/Balerna. Police checking the road.

• Heavy traffic on A2: up to 1 hour 40 minutes delay

  Red alert this morning on the A2 motorway between Chiasso and Lugano, with delays of up to 104 minutes due to a broken down vehicle.

• Lombardy funds Insubria research

  4.4 million euros for new research infrastructure at Insubria University, with strategic projects in Varese, Como, and Busto Arsizio.

• SUPSI appoints 20 new professors

  The conferment ceremony took place in Mendrisio on April 28, 2026. 12 senior appointments were also awarded.

• Drill reaches fault zone at Gotthard

  The mechanical cutter 'Alessandra' has completed a crucial milestone in the construction of the second tunnel of the Gotthard road tunnel.

• Italian research in Switzerland: focus on life sciences

  Geneva hosts the Italian Research Day in the World, with a focus on Italo-Swiss scientific cooperation

• Italy and Switzerland join forces in research

  The ninth Italian Research Day in the world celebrated in Plan-les-Ouates with a focus on health sciences

• San Gottardo: first diaphragm falls on north side

  Important milestone in the construction of the second tube of the San Gottardo road tunnel. The first diaphragm has fallen on the north side.

• Licata: Schengen and euro open new opportunities for Lombardy and Bulgaria

  Giuseppe Licata, a regional councillor from Forza Italia, underlines the importance of strengthening the Lombardy-Bulgaria axis after the country's entry into Schengen and the Euro.

• Switzerland traffic noise: 500 deaths a year

  In Switzerland, 500 people die each year due to traffic noise. The strategies of the Canton of Ticino to reduce it: sound-absorbing asphalt and noise meter.

• Nante mountain house: Monteceneri Council's vote stands

  The State Council rejects the appeal against the resolution adopted by the Legislature last June

• Nante mountain house, appeal to the Tram

  The referendum committee highlights the discrepancies of the Municipality on the renovation costs

• Giro-E 2026: Stage from Angera to Verbania on Lake Maggiore

  A Giro-E stage combines sports, sustainability, and tourism promotion along Lake Maggiore, starting from Angera on May 22, 2026.

• New Bodio-Giornico bike path: 2.1 km of safety and connection

  The new bike path connecting Bodio and Giornico along the Ticino River has been inaugurated, with an investment of 3.7 million francs.

• Heavy traffic tax: missed revenue and control gaps

  Lorenzo Quadri reports issues with the new heavy traffic tax collection system, with risks of fraud and missed revenue.

• Swiss initiative: 1.5 billion for trains and mobility vouchers

  A Swiss popular initiative aims to tax flight tickets to fund public transport and mobility vouchers. Here's what changes.

• Insubria University: €4.4m for Como and Varese research

  Lombardy Region funds IMPACTT and SustAA projects to boost research and sustainable innovation infrastructure.

• Tax on planes to fund trains: initiative in Ticino

  A committee proposes taxing plane tickets to support public transport in Switzerland, with a minimum contribution of 30 francs.

• Trenord tickets on WhatsApp: how it works

  Trenord introduces tickets purchasable via WhatsApp, available at self-service and Digital Gate in Milan and Malpensa T1

• Bodio-Giornico: slow and sustainable mobility

  The new cycle and pedestrian path between Bodio and Giornico has been completed, a project for sustainable mobility in the region