Facts
By decision of November 16, 1994, the Cantonal Government of Zurich approved the implementation project for the national road section N 4.2.8 and essentially rejected the appeal of the Swiss Traffic Club (VCS). Against this decision, the VCS filed an administrative court appeal and made several motions, in particular for the imposition of traffic control and restriction measures.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal to the extent that it could be considered. It stated that in the building permit and plan approval procedure, all technically and operationally feasible as well as economically viable measures to limit the emissions caused by traffic must first be examined. If these measures are not sufficient to prevent or eliminate excessive immissions, the road facility must be included in a measure planning within the meaning of Art. 31 and 33 of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, within the framework of which the necessary additional precautions must be decided.
The Federal Supreme Court held that in the national road law appeal procedure, the specific traffic control and restriction measures do not have to be ordered already. Rather, these are to be…