Approval for 11.5 km-long section of A9 Sion-Brig motorway between Leuk and Gampel with 2.1 km tunnel at Susten (250 m cut and cover); 1.2 km cut and cover at Turtmann; and 510 m bored tunnel at Riedberg. Bids estimated $350 million to be called by end-2001 for 2002 construction start. Connect through www.susten.ch 06/01.
