Second Highway of Genoa “Gronda di Ponente”
Genoa new highway system (Second highway) consists of four highways which merge together: the A7 Genoa-Serravalle, the A10 Genoa-Ventimiglia, the A12 Genoa-Roma, and the A26 Genoa-Domodossola.
Country: Italy
Location within country: Liguria
Name of Client: Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A.
- Integrated transport plan study
- Multi-criteria Analysis
- Cost benefit Analysis
- Traffic Study
- Design of Multimodal Traffic model
- Preliminary design and Final design
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Land acquisition
- Resettlement plan
- Stakeholder Consultation and Management of Public Seminars
Project Introduction
Genoa new highway system (Second highway) consists of four highways which merge together: the A7 Genoa-Serravalle, the A10 Genoa-Ventimiglia, the A12 Genoa-Roma, and the A26 Genoa-Domodossola. The project, called “Gronda di Ponente”, foresees the construction of a new carriageway, the widening of the existing A10 highway in the section which crosses the municipality of Genoa, as well as the strengthening of the A7 and A12 highways.
The main topics related to the project are the following:
- Over 70 km of road, of which 53 km are in tunnels, 25 tunnels, of which 12 on the highways and 13 on the interchanges, 21 bridges and viaducts, of which 11 are new and 10 are an implementation of the existing
- Evaluation of different Transport Planning and Road network options
- Design of Multimodal Traffic model
- Social and environmental impact assessment
- The resettlement plan in an primary urban area
