Access and Popularity
The tunnel itself, and most of the connecting road between Aosta and Martigny are only single carriageway roads, and for most big city destinations in Switzerland and Italy the toll free St Gotthard Tunnel and Simplon Pass offer more direct or at least faster routes. This and the toll ensure that the Grand San Bernard Tunnel rarely suffers from the levels of holiday season congestion that plague the more popular Alpine crossing routes, however.
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