Italy launches extensive road maintenance and highway closure program
Night‑time closures on the A9 highway between Saronno, Origgio, Uboldo and Lomazzo are scheduled for 22‑25 June 2026 to inspect safety barriers and viaducts, with detours via alternate exits.
The Parco delle Dune in Genoa reopens to the public during daylight hours after extraordinary vegetation work and pending final electric connection.
In Carpi a new traffic‑light system was activated at the intersection of via Roosevelt, via della Costituzione and via Chiesa di Cibeno to improve pedestrian safety.
Municipalities across the country – including Fiorano Modenese, Palermo, Peschiera Borromeo, Catania and the province of Savona – have started asphalt resurfacing and road‑rehabilitation projects, imposing temporary traffic bans, reduced lanes and one‑way sections to upgrade road quality and safety.
Anas began a €7.5 million acoustic‑mitigation programme on the Avellino–Salerno highway (Raccordo 2), involving lane swaps and barrier installations, while France confirmed almost €40 million in funding to complete the historic Colle di Tenda tunnel, a major cross‑border link between Italy and France.