{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Modal shift mandate","description":"The Swiss modal shift mandate is the obligation, anchored in the Federal Constitution (Alpine Protection Article, 1994) and in the Goods Transport Transfer Act, to shift trans-Alpine freight transit from road to rail. The act sets a target of no more than 650,000 Alpine-crossing lorry trips per year. It is implemented through the distance-related heavy vehicle charge, the build-out of the NEAT base tunnels and the four-metre corridor, and operating subsidies for combined transport. The Federal O","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Glossaire Logistique Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/fr/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/fr/glossary/modal-shift-mandate","inLanguage":"fr","dateModified":"2026-09-19T08:53:30.451960","citation":"https://www.bav.admin.ch/de/verlagerung-des-gueterverkehrs-durch-die-alpen","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/fr/modal-shift-mandate","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Modal shift mandate · The Swiss modal shift mandate is the obligation, anchored in the Federal Constitution (Alpine Protection Article, 1994) and in the Goods Transport Transfer Act, to shift trans-Alpine freight transit from road to rail. · Quelle: https://www.bav.admin.ch/de/verlagerung-des-gueterverkehrs-durch-die-alpen"}