A9 motorway (Switzerland)

A9
A9
	Location of the A9 in Switzerland
Route information
Length	230 km (140 mi)
Major junctions
From	French border
To	Italian border
Location
Country	Switzerland
Highway system
	Transport in Switzerland; Motorways;

The A9 motorway, a motorway in western Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting from Ballaigues (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland.^[1] It is part of the National Road N9.^[2]

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 31-kilometre (19 mi) 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

Junctions

		Hauptstrasse 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-Vennes
		Belmont (375 m)
	(11)	Belmont
	(12)	Junction La Croix
		Lavaux
		Chauderon (210 m)
		Criblette (275 m)
		Flonzaley (715 m)
	(13)	Chexbres
	(14)	Junction La Veyre A12
	(15)	Vevey
	(15)	Montreux
		(Rest area) Le Pertit
		Glion (1345 m)
	(16)	Villeneuve
		Le Chablais
	(17)	Aigle
	(18)	Saint-Triphon
	(19)	Bex
		Arzillier (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-Ouest
		Ancien-Sierre - Plantzette (580 m)
		Géronde (370 m)
	(29)	Sierre-Est
		Autobahn end

		Gorwetsch (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 end
		Visp-West - westbound - eastbound in work (2023)
		Schwarzer Graben (2900 m)
		Vispertal
		Staldbach-Grosshus (4290 m)
		Visp-Ost
		Gamsen (1021 m)
	(34)	Junction Brig-Glis
		Gstipf (215 m)
	(35)	Junction Brig-Zentrum
	(36)	Junction Ried-Brig
		Autobahn end

		Hauptstrasse N9