Agglomeration Programme Lucerne 5G Submitted to the Federal Government
The Canton of Lucerne has submitted the fifth-generation Agglomeration Programme (AP LU 5G) to the federal government. It includes measures for sustainable spatial and transport development and, for the first time, incorporates the Sursee region.
The Canton of Lucerne, in collaboration with the regional development organisations LuzernPlus and Sursee-Mittelland as well as the Lucerne Transport Association (VVL), has developed the fifth-generation Agglomeration Programme Lucerne (AP LU 5G) and submitted it to the federal government for review at the end of June 2025. The programme, coordinated with the Canton of Schwyz, includes a wide range of measures aimed at aligning sustainable spatial and transport development.
For the first time, the Sursee region is part of the programme: the cities of Sursee and Sempach and several surrounding municipalities are now included in the planning perimeter. The measures – with an implementation horizon starting in 2028 – aim to improve the traffic situation in the expanded area and coordinate settlement and transport development more closely.
The programme focuses on investments in overall transport (around CHF 200 million), including infrastructure in the area surrounding Lucerne’s railway station and in the Sursee region. It also includes measures to promote walking and cycling (around CHF 133 million), with the goal of creating a safe and continuous cycling network throughout the canton. Additional priorities include the enhancement of local centres, partial coverage of the A2 motorway in Lucerne South, the expansion of transport hubs such as Ebikon railway station, and traffic control measures to prioritise public transport.
The A-list measures represent infrastructure costs of approximately CHF 390 million, of which around CHF 166 million relate to cantonal projects. A further CHF 275 million in projects are included in the B-list. Through the programme, the canton is applying for co-financing from the federal National Roads and Agglomeration Transport Fund (NAF). The federal government is expected to complete its evaluation of all fifth-generation agglomeration programmes by 2027. In the fourth generation, Lucerne’s projects received 40 percent co-financing from the federal government.
Fabian Peter, Head of the Department of Construction, Environment and Economic Affairs, states: «Only a regionally coordinated and comprehensively planned development of settlement and transport can be successful – and that is exactly what we are doing with the fifth-generation Agglomeration Programme Lucerne. For the first time, the Sursee region, as the canton’s second centre, is part of it – a significant step forward.»
Source: Statement Canton of Lucerne, 25.06.2025
