Traffic in the Bahnhof-Bollwerk area should become safer
Among other things, a motorized traffic lane must be dismantled in the fort in order to be able to expand the bike lane.
Bicycle traffic in this area should also be less sensitive in the future.
The City of Bern intends to take short and medium term measures to make the traffic in Bahnhof-Bulwerk safer. For example, a motorized traffic lane at the fort must be dismantled outside the city in order to be able to expand the bike lane.
In the direction of the city, bike traffic should be directed in the bus lane, the local council announced Thursday.
The city also wants to quickly improve road safety in Schauplatzgasse. Buses, commercial traffic, bicycles, pedestrians, and restaurants share the scarce space here, which can lead to tricky situations.
Measures that can be implemented at short notice must be investigated, planned and implemented in 2022. In the medium term, the city aims to introduce two-way bicycle traffic in Schauplatzgasse. This project will be implemented in close cooperation with Bernmobil and other stakeholders.
Pedestrian improvements
Pedestrian traffic improvements are also planned between Bahnhofplatz and Bollwerk: the sidewalk on the side of the station will be expanded. There are also plans to check out the fort’s new traffic light system or the bike guide at the station yard. Various measures based on the demands of the city council.
The municipal council had already approved a loan of 140,000 francs in the fall of 2018 to check traffic procedures in this area for the time horizon from 2022 to 2034. The city council is now asking the city council to increase this loan by 660,000 francs for a total of 800,000 francs.
On the one hand, planning work should be completed, and on the other hand, the first actions can already be carried out from 2022.
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