canton• Of the old forestcantons, Uri was always the leader in policies of expansion over the Gotthard into the Ticino.• The approval covers the location of work sites and construction methods to be used in canton Valais.• It will provide a nationalregulatory system and a regulatory body to replace those of individualcantons.• Yet the very large canton Bern consists of much more than its Oberland.• Shortly after leaving Huttwil, road 23 crossed the cantonal boundary from Bern to Luzem canton.• Loudexplosions were heard as far away as Lucerne and the canton of Uri.• Undismayed, Aarau carried on with the building of the Laurenzenvorstadt to house its responsibilities as the capital of the canton.