Basel: Agreement on port and urban development
The canton of Basel-Stadt and the Swiss Rhine ports have concluded an agreement in principle on urban development and the modernization of the port infrastructure.
The cantonal government and the Swiss Rhine Ports (SRH) have thus committed themselves to the expansion of the planned Gateway Basel Nord terminal with a new direct shipping connection. In addition to the modernization of the port infrastructure, the canton and the SRH also have their sights set on urban development with an orientation towards the water.
To this end, the trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord with a new port basin 3 is to be built on the site of the Baden marshalling yard; modernization and optimization of the spatial location of the port railroad is also planned. The port core area on the east, south and north quays as well as port basins 1 and 2 with the associated water areas and infrastructures will remain secured in the long term at the current location and accessible by rail.
The urban development areas - Klybeckquai, Westquai Island and the Dreiländereck including the bridgehead at the turning basin - are to be gradually converted and transformed. The projects are to be coordinated with the port's existing facilities and operations.
