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Autostrada
The ''autostrade'' (; : ''autostrada'', ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about , as of 30 July 2022. There are also 13 motorway spur routes, which extend for . Most of the Italian motorways have two lanes per carriageway, but of the Italian motorway network have three lanes per carriageway, have four lanes per carriageway, and only have five lanes per carriageway. The density is of of motorway for every of Italian territory. Italy was the first country in the world to build motorways reserved for fast traffic and motor vehicles only. The '' Autostrada dei Laghi'' ('Lakes Motorway'), the first built in the world, connecting Milan to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, and now forms the A8 and A9 motorways, was devised by Piero Puricelli and inaugurated in 1924. In northern and central Italy and in the southern regions of Campania and Apulia, the ''autostrade'' mainly consist of tollways managed by Autostra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrada Between Varese And Como
The ''autostrade'' (; : ''autostrada'', ) are roads forming the Italy, Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about , as of 30 July 2022. There are also 13 motorway spur routes, which extend for . Most of the Italian motorways have two lanes per carriageway, but of the Italian motorway network have three lanes per carriageway, have four lanes per carriageway, and only have five lanes per carriageway. The density is of of motorway for every of Italian territory. Italy was the first country in the world to build motorways reserved for fast traffic and motor vehicles only. The ''Autostrada dei Laghi'' ('Lakes Motorway'), the first built in the world, connecting Milan to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, and now forms the Autostrada A8 (Italy), A8 and Autostrada A9 (Italy), A9 motorways, was devised by Piero Puricelli and inaugurated in 1924. In Northern Italy, northern and Central Italy, central Italy and in the Southern Italy, southern regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrada Dei Laghi
The Autostrada A8 or Autostrada dei Laghi ('Lakes motorway') is an ''autostrada'' (Italian for 'motorway') long in Italy located in the region of Lombardy connecting Milan to Varese (on the Lake of Varese) and connecting Milan to Gallarate and Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore and on Lake Monate (now part of the Gallarate - Gattico connection, also part of the Autostrada dei Laghi). It is a part of the E35 and E62 European routes. Autostrada A8 is commonly defined, together with the Autostrada A9, as the "Autostrada dei Laghi". The Autostrada A9 connects to the Autostrada A8 at Lainate, near Milan, and it reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the Italy–Switzerland border, where it connects to the Swiss road network. Built in 1924, Autostrada dei Laghi is the first motorway built in the world. On 26 September 2023, the 5th lane in each direction in the Milan-Lainate section was opened to traffic, thus making the A8 the first motorway in Italy with 5 lanes in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrada A8 (Italy)
The Autostrada A8 or Autostrada dei Laghi ('Lakes motorway') is an ''autostrade of Italy, autostrada'' (Italian language, Italian for 'motorway') long in Italy located in the Regions of Italy, region of Lombardy connecting Milan to Varese (on the Lake of Varese) and connecting Milan to Gallarate and Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore and on Lake Monate (now part of the Gallarate - Gattico connection, also part of the Autostrada dei Laghi). It is a part of the European route E35, E35 and European route E62, E62 European routes. Autostrada A8 is commonly defined, together with the Autostrada A9 (Italy), Autostrada A9, as the "Autostrada dei Laghi". The Autostrada A9 connects to the Autostrada A8 at Lainate, near Milan, and it reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the Italy–Switzerland border, where it connects to the Swiss road network. Built in 1924, Autostrada dei Laghi is the first motorway built in the world. On 26 September 2023, the 5th lane in each direction in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms include ''wikt:throughway, throughway'' or ''thruway'' and ''parkway''. Some of these may be limited-access highways, although this term can also refer to a class of highways with somewhat less isolation from other traffic. In countries following the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Vienna convention, the motorway qualification implies that walking and parking are forbidden. A fully controlled-access highway provides an unhindered flow of traffic, with no traffic signals, Intersection (road), intersections or frontage, property access. They are free of any at-grade intersection, at-grade crossings with other roads, railways, or pedestrian paths, which are instead carried by overpasses and underpasses. Entrances and exits to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrada A9 (Italy)
The Autostrada A9 is an Italian motorway approximately long, located entirely within the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It connects the A8 motorway at Lainate, near Milan, to Como and the Swiss border at Chiasso, where it joins the Swiss A2 motorway. The route is part of the European route E35. Together with the A8 motorway (which connects Milan to Varese), the A9 forms part of the Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"). This network, whose first section (Milan–Varese) was inaugurated on 21 September 1924, was the world's first purpose-built motorway reserved for motor vehicles. History The concept of reserved motorways originated in Italy. Engineer Piero Puricelli presented his project for the ''Autostrada dei Laghi'' in 1921, receiving the first governmental authorization to build a public-utility fast road. In a 1922 official document, he coined the term ''autostrada'' to describe roads designed for fast traffic, reserved solely for motor vehicles (''autove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A4 Holding
A4 Holding S.p.A. known as Gruppo A4 Holding (previously as Serenissima Group), is an Italian holding company based in Verona, Veneto region. The company owned ''Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova'' (100%), the operator of Brescia–Padua section of Autostrada A4 and Autostrada A31 (Rovigo via Vicenza to Piovene Rocchette), as well as an equity interests in Autostrada del Brennero, the operator of Autostrada A22 (Modena to Brenner Pass; 4.2327% stake via ''Serenissima Partecipazioni'' which A4 Holding owned 99.999% stake) and Autostrade Lombarde, the parent company of the operator of Autostrada A35 (Brescia to Milan; 4.90% stake via ''Autostrada Brescia–Padova''). History Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova ( P.IVA 00212330237; Verona CCIAA: 57409/1952) was the operator of Brescia–Padua section of Autostrada A4 and Autostrada A31. On 6 December 2011, the company was renamed to A4 Holding S.p.A., with a new subsidiary (P.IVA 03614140238; Veron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4.7 million inhabitants, including 1.2 million in and around the capital city of Palermo, it is both the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in #Art and architecture, arts, Music of Sicily, music, #Literature, literature, Sicilian cuisine, cuisine, and Sicilian Baroque, architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently high. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate. It is separated from Calabria by the Strait of Messina. It is one of the five Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Toll Road
A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and Road maintenance, maintenance. Toll roads have existed in some form since Classical antiquity, antiquity, with tolls levied on passing travelers on foot, wagon, or horseback; a practice that continued with the automobile, and many modern tollways charge fees for motor vehicles exclusively. The amount of the toll usually varies by vehicle type, weight, or number of axles, with freight trucks often charged higher rates than cars. Tolls are often collected at toll plazas, toll booths, toll houses, toll stations, toll bars, toll barriers, or toll gates. Some toll collection points are automatic, and the user deposits money in a machine which opens the gate once the correct toll has been paid. To cut costs and minimise time delay, many tolls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrada Del Brennero (company)
Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A. () is the operator of the Italian A22 motorway. Shareholders # Trentino – South Tyrol autonomous region (32.2893%) # Autonomous Province of Trentino (7.9326%) ## directly (5.3359%) ## Cassa del Trentino (2.5967%) # Infrastrutture CIS (7.8275%) # Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (7.6265%) # Province of Verona (5.5128%) # Comune of Verona (5.5087%) # Province of Modena (4.2410%) # Serenissima Partecipazioni (a subsidiary of A4 Holding, A4 Holding is a subsidiary of Abertis) (4.2327%) # Comune of Trento (4.2319%) # Comune of Bolzano (4.2268%) # Province of Mantua (4.2029%) # Province of Reggio Emilia (2.5010%) # Mantua Chamber of Commerce (2.4970%) # Comune of Mantua (2.1159%) # Banco Popolare Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa was an Italian bank, formed in 2007 from the merger of Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara (BPVN) and Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI). The bank merged with Banca Popolare di Milano on 1 January 2017. to form Banco ... (1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Consorzio Per Le Autostrade Siciliane
Consorzio per le Autostrade Siciliane (English language, English: ''Consortium for the Sicilian Highways'') is an Italian company that manages two motorways in Sicily: Autostrada A18 (Italy), A18 and Autostrada A20 (Italy), A20. Managed routes * Autostrada A20 (Italy), A20 Messina-Palermo, * Autostrada A18 (Italy), A18 Messina-Catania, * Autostrada A18 (Italy), A18 Siracusa-Gela, The total managed is . Gallery Viadotti dell'A 20 sul torrente Tusa.jpg, Autostrada A20 (Italy), A20 Messina-Palermo torrent Tusa zone. Mappa autostrada A18 Italia.svg, Autostrada A18 (Italy), A18 Messina-Catania map. Autostrada A20 Torregrotta.jpg, Autostrada A20 (Italy), A20 near Torregrotta. Related pages * Autostrade per l'Italia * ANAS * Giap (fuels) References External links *{{official website Transport companies of Italy Companies based in Sicily Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1997 Road authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autostrade Lombarde
Autostrade Lombarde is an Italian holding company that owned a majority stake (78.9752%) in ''Società di Progetto Brebemi S.p.A.'', the operator of Autostrada A35 (Brescia–Bergamo–Milan, although the toll road did not go through Bergamo city but the province). The company also owned 27.958% stake in Autostrade Bergamasche (ex-Interconnessione Pedemontana-Brebemi), a company that own the concession to connect Autostrada A35 and Autostrada A36.http://www.trasporti.regione.lombardia.it/cs/Satellite?c=Redazionale_P&childpagename=DG_Infrastrutture%2FDetail&cid=1213470385065&pagename=DG_INFWrapper Intesa Sanpaolo purchased 39.3% equity stake of Autostrade Lombarde from Autostrade per l'Italia, a subsidiary of Atlantia in 2007. Shareholders # Intesa Sanpaolo (42.4461%) # Società Autostrada Torino–Alessandria–Piacenza (13.3354%) # Impresa Pizzarotti (6.4140%) # Unieco (5.7726%) # Autostrade Centro Padane (5.4068%) # Mattioda Pierino e Figli (5.3450%) # Autostrada Bres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anas (company)
Anas S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock company that deals with road infrastructure and manages the network of state roads and motorways of national interest. Founded in 1946 with the name Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS), this acronym became a proper name with the transformation first into a public economic body (1996) and subsequently into a joint-stock company (2002). Since January 2018, it has been part of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane corporate group. Legally, the company can be classified as a public law body; furthermore, within the European System of Accounts, it appears among the companies in the consolidated income statement of the Italian state. History In Italian history there was attempts to delineate a network of National roads; the Law 1094 of the 17th May 1928 (Decreto del 17 maggio 1928) established the "Azienda Autonoma Statale delle Strade" (AASS) (Autonomous State Agency of the Roads) with the first 137 National Roads. In the years the Agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
