The VAP welcomes the framework law on underground freight transport presented by the Federal Council. We see an underground transport system as a positive addition to the existing possibilities on water, road and rail. The bill offers a liberal, risk-oriented and autonomous framework for the construction and operation of the facilities, so that efficient and thus economical multimodal transport can succeed. Clarifications are still necessary, particularly in the coordination of procedures at federal and cantonal level. The FOT should be given a clear coordination role for this.
The involvement of state and state-related companies raises questions, as does the intention to design city logistics as a one-stop service by the operators of the underground transport system. The VAP prefers a competition-oriented city logistics in order to exclude market power and discrimination.
