Traffic renovation Burgdorf-Oberburg-Hasle "Emmentalwärts"

Service Oct 16, 2026 | Builder support BHU: In the lower Emmental, the communities of Burgdorf, Oberburg and Hasle b. For decades, for example, there has been a traffic volume of up to 20,000 vehicles per day. The high load impairs the quality of stay and quality of life along the main traffic axes and leads to unreliable travel times in private and public transport. With the “Emmentalwärts” project, the civil engineering department of the canton of Bern (TBA) has developed an overall solution to sustainably improve the traffic situation in the lower Emmental. The overall Burgdorf – Oberburg – Hasle (BOH) project combines local bypasses for Oberburg and Hasle b. B. with measures on the existing road network in Burgdorf and Lyssach. The overall project is divided into three sections: Burgdorf, Oberburg and Hasle b. B. with a total of 19 measures. The investment costs amount to around CHF 424 million. Further information is available at www.emmentalwaerts.bvd.be.ch. The road plan was approved in January 2022 by the Construction and Transport Directorate of the Canton of Bern (BVD). However, due to complaints received, the road plan was not legally binding for the time being. With the withdrawal of the last complaints at the end of May / beginning of June 2026, the road plan is now legally binding. This means that the project has cleared all legal hurdles and can be implemented. Following the review of the overall project, which is scheduled to begin in 2027, the 19 measures will be implemented in the three sections Burgdorf, Oberburg and Hasle b. B. the SIA sub-phases of implementation planning, tendering and implementation are further processed. Given the investment volume of around CHF 424 million, the large number of parallel planning, construction and service mandates and the multi-year project duration until commissioning, the client requires continuous, centrally coordinating support throughout the entire project. The builder support (BHU