text: This is to better allay car traffic in the highly scenic Kandertal , and also to provide faster transport through the Bernese Alps from the populous Mittelland in the north to the southern canton of Valais .
simplified: This is to better spread car traffic in the highly scenic Kandertal , and also to provide faster transport through the Bernese Alps from the populous Mittelland in the north to the southern canton of Valais .