For the start of the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships Zurich on 21 September, the Canton and City of Zurich and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Zurich 2024 are launching a cooperative traffic management system for the global event together with Viasuisse.
Cooperative traffic management is intended to ensure the flow of traffic on the roads around the race routes during the Cycling Road World Championships. The aim is to provide road users with digitalised information on closures, diversions and other measures via navigation service providers, such as for example Here, TomTom, Apple Maps, Waze, Google Maps to guide you efficiently to your destination.
As numerous visitors from Switzerland and abroad will be travelling by car or other motor vehicles in addition to the local population, information must be sent to all navigation devices and radio stations promptly and up to date. In addition, the targeted recording of road closures enables optimised planning and coordination with other road traffic-related events such as roadworks and events, which can also have an impact on the flow of traffic.
This pilot project, which the canton and city of Zurich and LOC Zurich 2024 are organising together with Viasuisse and the Berlin-based company Prisma, aims to reduce emissions and potential traffic jams to an absolute minimum. The TRAFF-X® system used for this purpose also helps to optimise communication within the canton and the cities and municipalities concerned. Viasuisse is established as a national competence centre for traffic information and is accepted by all relevant stakeholders such as the Federal Roads Office, the police and the media.
Public transport: consult the ZVV online timetable before travelling
During the UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships, a special public transport timetable will be available online. The best connections will be available in real time via the ZVV timetable or the ZVV app.
Public transport travellers are strongly recommended to use these sources of information before starting their journey. The current public transport connections can also be accessed via Google Maps.
No 24-hour closures – pedestrian crossings largely possible
The closure times for the individual racecourses and the associated adjustments to the traffic organisation vary depending on the race day, race programme and municipality. An overview of the detailed routes and closure times can be found on the GIS browser of the Canton of Zurich: https://maps.zh.ch/?topic=KapoRadWMZH.
The roads will be open and passable again from 7pm at the latest on all race days, with the exception of Seefeldquai and neighbouring parts of Mainaustrasse and Feldeggstrasse.
Crossing the championships routes is possible on foot or by bike, which must be pushed. As usual, the roads must be crossed with the necessary caution. In areas of the racecourse that are secured with barriers, crossing is permitted at specially designated points and in accordance with the instructions of the route marshals or security personnel.
Hotline Zurich 2024: 044 215 40 90 (abroad: +41 44 215 40 90)
Useful links:
LOC Zurich 2024: https://zurich2024.com/verkehr/
City of Zurich: https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/rad-wm#verkehr
Canton of Zurich: https://zh.ch/rad-wm2024
GIS-Browser Canton Zurich: https://maps.zh.ch/?topic=KapoRadWMZH
Public transport (ZVV): www.zvv.ch/rad-wm
Public transport (SBB): www.sbb.ch/zurich2024
Itschnach / A52: www.zh.ch/zufahrtsbewilligung
