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The Autostrada A18 is an ''
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 Itali ...
'' (Italian
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** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
for "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 ...
") long in Italy
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on the Ionian coast of 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. ...
that links Messina
Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...
to Catania
Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, wh ...
. The motorway is linked to the A20 Messina-Palermo at its northern end and to the A19 Palermo-Catania through the RA15 Catania's Ring Road at its southern end. There is also a second stretch of the Autostrada A18, long, on the south part of the island, running from Syracuse
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* Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area
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Places
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Italy
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to Modica
Modica (; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains. It has 53,413 inhabitants.
Modica has neolithic origins and it represents the historical cap ...
, and with the plan to extend it to Gela
Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the regional autonomy, Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province o ...
. It is a part of the E45 European route.
From the beginning it was planned to unite the two sections into a single motorway, from Messina to Gela, which would make it possible to optimize connections with the tourist areas and those in the eastern area of Sicily at the time undergoing industrialisation. The two sections of the Autostrada A18 are connected to each other, without interruption, through the Catania's Ring Road (from Catania Nord to the Passo Martino district), the Autostrada Catania-Siracusa (from the Passo Martino district to Augusta- Villasmundo) and the (from Augusta-Villasmundo to Syracuse).
Route
Messina – Catania
A18 Northern Catania connection
Siracusa – Ragusa – Gela
See also
*Autostrade of Italy
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 Ital ...
*Roads in Italy
Roads in Italy are an important mode of transport in Italy. The classification of the roads of Italy is regulated by the Italian traffic code, both from a technical and administrative point of view. The street nomenclature largely reflects the ...
*Transport in Italy
Italy has a well developed transport infrastructure. The Italian rail network is extensive (), especially in the north, and it includes a high-speed rail network that joins the major cities of Italy from Naples through northern cities such a ...
Other Italian roads
*State highways (Italy)
The Strade Statali (; ), abbreviated SS, are the Italian national network of state highways. The total length of the network is about .
The Italian state highway network is maintained by ANAS. From 1928 until 1946, state highways were maintain ...
*Regional road (Italy)
A strada regionale (Italian language, Italian for regional road; "strade regionali"), abbreviated SR, is a type of Roads in Italy, Italian road maintained by the regions of Italy, regions they traverse. In the administrative hierarchy, a regiona ...
* Provincial road (Italy)
*Municipal road (Italy)
A strada comunale (Italian for municipal road; "strade comunali"), abbreviated SC, is an Italian road that is maintained by ''comune'', hence the name. They can be roads owned by ''comune'' (inside population centers) or roads managed by the '' ...
External links
{{Autostrade A18 Transport infrastructure completed in 1971 1971 establishments in Italy Transport in Sicily