Road traffic Blasting near Axenstrasse in Flüelen will take place on Friday

The Federal Roads Office (Astra) has scheduled the safety blasting of a rock package above the Axenfluh gallery for October 4 at 3 pm. The blasting is necessary because rock movements have been registered in this area.

Once the blasting has been completed, the results will be examined and analyzed by experts via helicopter, as announced by Astra on Thursday afternoon. Clean-up work will then begin. If the blasting goes according to plan, the Axenstrasse can be reopened from October 13. The definitive date will be announced later.

Axenstrasse was closed between Flüelen and Tellsplatte on September 29 due to the safety blasting. Due to preparatory work, the road was already partially closed to non-motorized traffic on 24 September, as there was a risk of rocks coming loose during this time.