The A9 motorway, a motorway in western Switzerland, 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, Sion, Brig on the Simplon Pass up to Gondo on the Italian border. The line Sierre-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 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
JunctionsHauptstrasse N9(1)Ballaigues(2)Les Clées(3)Orbe(4)Junction Essert-Pittet A1(5)Chavornay(Rest area) Bavois(6)La Sarraz(7)Cossonay(8)Junction Villars-Ste-Croix A1(9)Lausanne-Blécherette(10) Lausanne-VennesBelmont (375 m)(11)Belmont(12)Junction La Croix LavauxChauderon (210 m)Criblette (275 m)Flonzaley (715 m)(13)Chexbres(14)Junction La Veyre A12(15)Vevey(15)Montreux(Rest area) Le PertitGlion (1345 m)(16)Villeneuve Le Chablais(17)Aigle(18)Saint-Triphon(19)BexArzillier (410 m)(20)Saint-Maurice(Rest area) Cime de l'Est Grand-St-Bernard(21)Martigny-Fully(22)Junction Grand Saint-Bernard(Rest area) Pierre-Avoi(23)Saxon(24)Riddes(Rest area) Ardon(25)Conthey(Rest area) Aproz(26)Sion-Ouest(27)Sion-Est(Rest area) Rue des Maréches(28)Sierre-OuestAncien-Sierre - Plantzette (580 m)Géronde (370 m)(29)Sierre-EstAutobahn endGorwetsch (1705 m) - in work (2016)Ermitage (380 m) - in work (2016)Pfyngut (2115 m) - in work (2016)Leuk, Susten-West - in work (2016)Susten (2070 m) - in work (2016)Leuk, Susten-Ost - in work (2016)Turtmann (1150 m) - in work (2016)Flugplatz Turtmann (190 m) - in work (2016)Steg, Gampel-West - in work (2016)Riedberg (510 m) - in work (2016)Steg, Gampel-Ost - in work (2016)Raron - in work (2016)Raron (920 m) - in work (2016)Autobahn endVisp-West - westbound - eastbound in work (2023)Schwarzer Graben (2900 m)VispertalStaldbach-Grosshus (4290 m)Visp-OstGamsen (1021 m)(34)Junction Brig-GlisGstipf (215 m)(35)Junction Brig-Zentrum(36)Junction Ried-BrigAutobahn endHauptstrasse N9
Notes
References
"Die Schweizer Autobahnen", Autobahnen.ch, 2009, web: Autobahnen.ch (with sub-webpage for A9). More sources in "Motorways of Switzerland".
External links Rhone-Autobahn A9 Photos: A9 on Autobahnen.ch Project Brig-Gondo (Simplon) Project Bex-Martigny Project Schwerverkehrskontrollzentrum St. Maurice (traffic-control center)