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26.06.2026 | from Touring Club Suisse (TCS)

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26.06.2026, Vernier/Ostermundigen - With the 2027 Expansion Step, the Federal Council presents a concrete plan for easing heavily used routes on the road, rail, and in urban areas. To secure funding, the NAF and BIF funds must not be weakened. TCS particularly welcomes the multimodal approach of the 2027 Expansion Step. It is essential that transport modes are not played off against each other in the upcoming debates. The Swiss transport system cannot endure another blockade.

The Swiss transport infrastructure urgently needs an update to remain efficient in the future. With the consultation on the 2027 Expansion Step opened today, the Federal Council has launched the next stage to adapt the transport system to growing demand in the coming years. For the first time, the 2027 Expansion Step combines priority projects on the road, rail, and in urban transport. This is a welcome innovation.

A comprehensive view of mobility is essential to advance expansion projects that have broad support. Car drivers, train passengers, truck drivers, and residents of heavily burdened main traffic routes see every day with their own eyes that the infrastructure is reaching its limits. To keep the network efficient, targeted expansions on the road, rail, and in urban areas are essential. As part of the 'Transport '45' package, the 2027 Expansion Step is fundamentally heading in the right direction. The focus is on heavily used routes and sections that can be relieved through targeted measures. Funding must come from the established funds for roads and urban areas (NAF) and rail (BIF). These are earmarked and enshrined in the constitution. Weakening the NAF and BIF would be detrimental to the entire transport system.

The Politics must not lose time.

The report by ETH Professor Ulrich Weidmann has provided valuable foundations, upon which the Federal Council has now developed the 2027 Expansion Step. Given the great need for action and the long lead times for infrastructure projects, no more time should be lost now. In the upcoming parliamentary debate, the Council of States and the National Council are urged to give mobility the weight it deserves.

TCS will engage intensively with the 2027 Expansion Step as part of the consultation. It is crucial that the projects are coordinated and that no mode of transport is disadvantaged for ideological reasons. After all, an efficient infrastructure enables effective and sustainable mobility, benefiting all users.

Press contact:
Marco Wölfli
Media spokesperson TCS
Tel. 058 827 34 03
marco.woelfli@tcs.ch

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Touring Club Suisse (TCS)

Since its founding in 1896 in Geneva, Touring Club Switzerland has been serving the Swiss population. It is committed to safety, sustainability, and self-determination in personal mobility, both politically and socially. With over 2000 employees and 23 regional sections, Switzerland’s largest mobility club offers its more than 1.6 million members a wide range of services related to mobility, health, and leisure activities.

Every 70 seconds, assistance is provided. 200 patrol officers are annually on Swiss roads with approximately 361,000 operations, enabling an immediate continuation in more than 80% of cases. The ETI Centre organizes about 63,000 assistance operations each year, including 3,500 medical assessments and over 1,300 repatriations. TCS Ambulance is the largest private player for rescue and patient transport in Switzerland with 400 employees, 22 logistics bases, and around 45,000 operations per year. The legal protection offices handle 52,000 cases and provide about 10,000 legal consultations.

Since 1908, TCS has been advocating for more safety in mobility – made possible by membership. It develops educational materials, awareness and prevention campaigns, tests mobility infrastructures, and advises authorities. Each year, TCS distributes around 115,000 reflective belts and 90,000 safety vests to children, ensuring their mobility is safe. The driving centers count 42,000 participants annually for training and further education in all vehicle categories.

With 32 sites and about 900,000 overnight stays, TCS is also the largest camping provider in Switzerland. The TCS Mobility Academy researches and shapes transformations in transport, such as drone vertical mobility or shared mobility, with the 400 electric cargo bikes 'carvelo' and 43,000 users. TCS is a co-signatory of the Roadmap Electric Mobility 2025.

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Source: Touring Club Suisse (TCS), Press release

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