The first section of the Pedemontana Marche opens to traffic

The first section of the Pedemontana Marche has opened to traffic, the large road project part of the Viario Quadrilatero Marche Umbria Maxi Lot 2, a strategic artery for the development of Central Italy, which will revolutionize the connections of the regions involved, penalized by a reduced road system compared to the rest of Italy. Commissioned by Anas, the project as a whole will lead to the creation of a new sustainable infrastructure, built by Webuild together with an all-Italian supply chain of over 450 direct suppliers. The section open to traffic extends for 8.1km along the route of the Pedemontana Marche which from Fabriano arrives at Matelica Nord. With this new opening, 74% of progressive advancement of the entire infrastructure, 67km long, has been achieved, which will strengthen the mobility of Central Italy, favoring the economic development of the Perugia-Foligno-Civitanova Marche-Ancona quadrant and strengthening the connection of the Port of Ancona. The benefits of the work in environmental terms are important: the project will guarantee savings of over 20% on current travel times on the Perugia-Ancona route and will substantially reduce traffic on the ordinary roads of built-up areas, favoring a reduction of up to about 80% of atmospheric pollution in the areas crossed. Quadrilatero Marche Umbria represents an important piece of the set of projects with which Webuild contributes to the economic and employment revival of Central and Southern Italy. Still in the road sector, the Group is building Megalotto 3 of the Jonica State Road in Calabria (38km connecting the Ionian coasts of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia), to which are added significant sections of the Naples-Bari high-speed railway, high capacity Messina-Catania and the doubling of the Palermo-Catania railway, as well as new stations and metro lines in Rome and Naples and the Monopoli-Fasano hospital in Puglia.