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Railways: construction work peaks in summer. Motorway works are suspended

High-speed trains suspended on the Milan–Bologna line and at the Florence hub

by Marco Morino

23 June 2026

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Railway construction sites in full swing
Motorway operators suspend works

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This summer will see a high concentration of railway works: there are around 1,300 across the entire network, which will also result in some line closures on the high-speed network. By contrast, on the motorways, the main concessionaires (Autostrade per l’Italia, Astm, Strada dei Parchi) have announced a significant reduction in roadworks between July and September, with the exception of a few major projects that cannot be postponed.

Meanwhile, today, Tuesday 23 June, the Minister for Transport, Matteo Salvini, has called a meeting at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) with Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and its subsidiaries Trenitalia, RFI and ANAS to take stock of the summer plans and the progress of road and rail construction projects. But let’s take it one step at a time.

Railway construction sites in full swing

FS’s decision to concentrate the peak of the works during the summer has been explained on several occasions by the group’s chief executive, Stefano Antonio Donnarumma. He says: ‘We step up the pace in summer because the weather is favourable and there is less traffic. More Italians travel by train whilst studying or working, so the number of passengers is lower, which the system can cope with more easily.” There are five major works projects that will have the greatest impact on travellers.

Milan–Venice high-speed line: 2–16 August, a 15-day suspension of services between Verona and Vicenza due to engineering works on the Vicenza section and at Montebello station, with alternative routes in place.

Florence junction: all train services will be suspended from 6 to 9 July and from 27 to 30 July (morning) for the second phase of the replacement of the Ponte al Pino railway overpass; Shuttle buses are scheduled to run between Florence Santa Maria Novella and Florence Campo di Marte, or diversions will be in place on the Tyrrhenian line.

Milan–Bologna high-speed line: 10–17 August, eight-day closure between Piacenza Est and Melegnano for points renewal; alternative routes are planned on the historic Milan–Bologna line.

Milan–Genoa line: from 3 June to 30 September, exceptional maintenance work will be carried out on the Po Bridge. In particular, from 20 July to 28 August, the line will be completely closed, with alternative services in place and longer journey times.

Florence–Rome high-speed line: 10–28 August, service disruption between Chiusi Sud and Orvieto Nord due to maintenance work on the Fabro tunnel and the Paglia viaduct. Whilst work is in progress, trains will run on the conventional line, resulting in longer journey times.

Anas (part of the FS Group) also expects a significant reduction in the number of essential roadworks between 25 July and 8 September, from the current 522 to 239. An important aspect concerns the coordination, within the FS Group, of worksites across the rail and road networks, to avoid overlaps and minimise the impact on passenger and freight transport.

Motorway works suspended

Motorways. Aspi, the country’s leading motorway operator, has confirmed that all works along the main routes will be suspended for the summer: the Autostrada del Sole (A1), where all roadworks will be suspended from 1 July, and the Autostrada Adriatica (A14), where the suspension began at the end of May and will last until mid-September. On the rest of the Aspi network, the only two construction sites affecting the carriageway that will remain operational throughout August are: the construction site on the A7 (Milan–Genoa) for the modernisation of the Monreale tunnel, near Ronco Scrivia, and on the A16 (Naples–Canosa), the construction site on the Omero viaduct.

The Astm Group, the country’s second-largest operator, has announced that all interference will be almost completely eliminated between the end of July and mid-September. A few major, unavoidable roadworks remain in place: on the A6 Turin–Savona motorway and the large-scale roadworks on the Cisa motorway (A15 Parma–La Spezia) for the reconstruction of the Gravagna viaduct, between Pontremoli and Berceto.

Along the A24 Rome–L’Aquila–Teramo motorway (Strada dei Parchi), work on the final four viaducts between Tornimparte and L’Aquila Ovest – reaching altitudes of over 1,000 metres – is in its final stages. Two sections of lane closure remain here, totalling approximately 4 kilometres, which will be gradually reduced over the summer to just 500 metres by mid-August.

Marco Morinovicecaporedattore
- @marcomorino
Luogo: Milano
Lingue parlate: Italiano, francese
Argomenti: Infrastrutture, trasporti, logistica
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