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Anas to invest one billion in new construction projects in Sicily

From Gela via the Adrano–Paternò road to the Vittoria–Comiso bypass, 52 projects are ready to begin, whilst 146 projects are already under way, totalling 4.5 billion

13 August 2026

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The new phase of road infrastructure development in Sicily is worth one billion euros. This is the total investment for the 52 projects due to start shortly, as announced by Anas – a package that comes on top of the projects already underway and which focuses on a number of works that have been awaited for years: from the Gela bypass to the completion of the section of the SS 284 between Adrano and Paternò, right through to the bypass between the Vittoria Ovest and Comiso Sud junctions.

It is on this front that a significant part of the island’s road network development programme will be carried out over the coming months. Anas’s Chief Executive, Claudio Andrea Gemme, outlines the scale and prospects of the programme. According to the press release issued by the company, a total of 146 projects are currently underway: 131 involving scheduled maintenance and 15 relating to new works, representing a total investment of 4.5 billion euros. A further 52 projects are due to start shortly, representing an additional investment of one billion euros.

Among the projects set to have the greatest impact on transport in Sicily is, of course, the Ragusa–Catania link, which is already under construction, with a total investment of 1.5 billion. However, the programme also focuses on completing links that have long remained unfinished or are inadequate for current traffic volumes. For example, the opening of the new San Leonardo viaduct is imminent – described by ANAS as the final missing link on the Palermo–Agrigento route – whilst work on the SS 284 between Adrano and Bronte is also nearing completion.

“An efficient, safe and technologically advanced road network is not only essential for mobility. It is also a key factor in supporting economic growth, facilitating logistics, strengthening the ‘Made in Italy’ brand and ensuring cohesion between regions. The competitiveness of businesses also depends on the ability to move people and goods quickly, reliably and safely,” emphasises Gemme.

The programme of new projects builds on an already extensive portfolio of works. In Sicily, 146 projects are currently under way, of which 131 are scheduled maintenance works and 15 are new projects, representing a total investment of 4.5 billion euros.

A significant proportion relates to the motorway network, where 38 projects totalling 582.89 million are currently underway. On the A19 Palermo–Catania motorway, work is continuing, amongst other things, work is continuing on the Cannatello viaduct – with two projects costing 60.05 million and 56.77 million respectively – and on the Morello viaduct, where the third and fourth phases are worth a total of over 102 million euros.

Among the most significant projects is the major maintenance work on the Tremonzelli tunnel, costing 69.5 million, with work already completed on the tunnel tube heading towards Catania. Also on the A19, the new Alfio viaduct has recently been completed and reopened to traffic. On the A29 Alcamo–Trapani motorway, the refurbishment of the Segesta tunnel, funded to the tune of 22.68 million, is now 93.6 per cent complete.

In the Palermo management area, ANAS has 42 projects totalling 180.12 million euros. Among the main ones are the consolidation and upgrading of the Spinasanta tunnel on the SS 118, at a cost of 25.13 million, the demolition and reconstruction of the Belvedere tunnel on the SS 115, costing 23.7 million, and the refurbishment of the Akragas II viaduct, costing 19.8 million. The refurbishment of the Trappeto tunnel on the SS 187 is also now nearing completion: progress stands at 99.3 per cent, with an investment of 15.56 million.

In the Catania area, meanwhile, 51 projects totalling 149.95 million are currently underway. Maintenance work on the SS 417 and SS 117 bis, worth 11.87 million, is 97.6 per cent complete, whilst a further 10.8 million is funding the upgrading of the SS 417 between kilometres 43 and 61.

The reconstruction of the Agrò bridge on the SS 114 is also at an advanced stage, 95.5 per cent complete with an investment of 9.29 million, as are the remaining works on the Fiumedinisi bridge, which is already open to traffic, now 99.4 per cent complete at a total cost of 8.87 million.

The picture painted by Anas therefore depicts a network in which two requirements coexist: to make up for the backlog through extensive maintenance of bridges, viaducts and tunnels and, at the same time, to usher in a new era of infrastructure capable of transforming the island’s internal transport links. The programme of 52 new projects, totalling one billion, will be the next test.

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Anas to invest one billion in new construction projects in Sicily

From Gela via the Adrano–Paternò road to the Vittoria–Comiso bypass, 52 projects are ready to begin, whilst 146 projects are already under way, totalling 4.5 billion

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