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Background
The town of Morges, in the Canton of Vaud, has been cut in two by the A1 motorway and the SBB railway line for 60 years. A major motorway bypass was selected in 2008 to relieve the town. The project never materialised and the Confederation recently struck it off.
The key points
The Town of Morges is calling for rapid noise abatement and, in the long term, the full covering of the A1 on its territory, according to 24 heures of 10 November 2026. The Municipal Council adopted a resolutionunanimously to support this move.
The Canton of Vaud supports the municipality. It calls for full covering of the motorway as an essential compensatory measure for the abandonment of the bypass.
What it means for businesses
- Businesses and residents of Morges : the town is calling for a rapid reduction in motorway noise
- A1 users : the Morges section remains at the heart of discussions between the municipality, the canton and the Confederation
Who says what
- Town of Morges : demands noise abatement, then full covering of the A1
- Canton of Vaud : considers full covering an essential compensatory measure
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