The Autostrada A12 or Autostrada Azzurra ("Blue Motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 275.4 kilometres (171.1 mi) long composed of two unconnected parts. The first one connects Genoa and San Pietro in Palazzi, the second connects Tarquinia and Rome. The road is one of the motorways on the Italian west coast.
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| Autostrada Azzurra | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Part of E80 | ||||
| Maintained by ANAS | ||||
| Length | 275.4 km (171.1 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1967–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Genoa | |||
 A7 and  A10 in Genoa A15 in Albiano Magra A11 in Pisa A1 in Monte Romano Grande Raccordo Anulare and A1 in Fiumicino and in Rome | ||||
| South end | Rome | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Regions | Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Overview edit
Plans to build the remaining stretch have existed for long time. A "superstrada" (an almost motorway-like road, with 2 separate carriageways and interchanges) with a speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph) exists between San Pietro in Palazzi and Grosseto, but the present road between Grosseto and Tarquinia has 90 km/h (56 mph) speed limit, with long parts of single carriageway and even some parts of 2-lane road. The 2 proposed solutions are an entirely new motorway (with higher impact on the environment), and the upgrade to motorway standard of the present road (more environmentally friendly).
On 17 May 2017 the European Commission announced that it would be taking legal action against the government of Italy for awarding an extension of its A12 motorway concession contract to Società Autostrada Tirrenica p.A without undertaking a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with EU procurement regulations.[1]
Route edit
| GENOA – ROME Autostrada Azzurra | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Milano - Genova Ovest  Ventimiglia.svg){kind=small} Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport
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0.0 | 463.7 | GE |  E80
| |
 Genova Est |
4.2 | 459.5 | |||
| Genova Nervi |
11.5 | 452.2 | |||
  Rest area "Sant'Ilario" |
14.5 | 455.2 | |||
| Recco |
22.8 | 440.9 | |||
| Rapallo |
28.4 | 435.3 | |||
| Chiavari |
38.3 | 425.4 | |||
| Lavagna |
41.1 | 422.6 | |||
| Sestri Levante |
48.7 | 415.0 | |||
| Rest area "Riviera" |
48.8 | 414.9 | |||
| Deiva Marina |
60.5 | 403.2 | SP | ||
| Carrodano - Levanto |
70.1 | 393.6 | |||
| Brugnato - Borghetto Vara |
75.8 | 387.9 | |||
| Rest area "Brugnato" |
76.8 | 386.9 | |||
| Albiano Magra - Ceparana
|
93.0 | 370.7 | |||
 La Spezia - Parma
|
94.4 | 369.3 | |||
| Rest area "Magra" |
96.5 | 367.2 | |||
Sarzana Ancient Luna |
101.6 | 362.1 | |||
| Carrara |
110.0 | 353.7 | MS | ||
| Massa |
116.4 | 347.3 | |||
| Versilia |
127.9 | 335.8 | LU | ||
| Rest area "Versilia" |
131.2 | 332.5 | |||
 Lucca-Viareggio |
135.7 | 328.0 | |||
 Firenze Pisa nord |
151.0 | 312.7 | PI | ||
Pisa Centro   SGC FI-PI-LI Pisa International Airport |
161.6 | 302.1 | |||
| Rest area "Castagnolo" |
163.5 | 300.2 | |||
Livorno.svg){kind=small} Port of Livorno SGC Variante Aurelia SGC FI-PI-LI |
170.7 | 293.0 | |||
| Collesalvetti SGC FI-PI-LI |
177.8 | 285.9 | LI | ||
| Rest area "Savalano"[2] |
196.0 | -- | |||
| Rest area "Fine"[3] |
-- | 263.6 | |||
| Rosignano Marittimo SGC Variante Aurelia Livorno |
205.9 | 257.8 | |||
 Toll gate Rosignano |
206.9 | 256.8 | |||
.svg){kind=small}  End of motorway section |
210.0 | 253.7 | |||
 Cecina Nord |
-- | -- | LI | ||
Cecina Centro di Val di CecinaVolterra |
-- | -- | |||
| Cecina Sud - La California |
-- | -- | |||
| Castagneto - Donoratico |
-- | -- | |||
| San Vincenzo nord |
-- | -- | |||
| San Vincenzo sud |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Venturina" |
-- | -- | |||
|Venturina - Piombino Via Val di Cornia - Piombino  Port of Piombino Ferries to Elba and Tuscan Archipelago Piombino steel plant |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Campiglia" |
-- | -- | |||
| Vignale Riotorto |
-- | -- | |||
| Follonica nord |
-- | -- | GR | ||
| Follonica est - Massa Marittima |
-- | -- | |||
| Scarlino |
-- | -- | |||
| Gavorrano |
-- | -- | |||
| Gavorrano scalo |
-- | -- | |||
| Giuncarico |
-- | -- | |||
| Braccagni |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Braccagni" |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Grosseto" |
-- | -- | |||
| Grosseto nord |
-- | -- | |||
Grosseto Roselle di Paganico - Siena Raccordo Firenze-Siena Senese Aretina Milano-Napoli Perugia |
-- | -- | |||
| Grosseto Est Industrial area |
-- | -- | |||
| Grosseto sud |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Rispescia" |
-- | -- | |||
| Fonteblanda |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Capalbio Ovest"[4] |
-- | -- | |||
| Capalbio |
-- | -- | |||
| Rest area "Capalbio Est"[5] |
-- | -- | |||
| Pescia Romana |
-- | -- | VT | ||
| Centrale Enel |
-- | -- | |||
| Montalto di Castro |
-- | -- | |||
| Riva dei Tarquini |
-- | -- | |||
 .svg){kind=small} Start of motorway section
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384.2 | 79.3 | VT | ||
| Toll gate Tarquinia |
385.7 | 77.8 | |||
| Tarquinia |
387.9 | 75.6 | |||
Monte Romano Orte-Viterbo Milano-Napoli  Terni-Perugia-Cesena-Ravenna |
393.0 | 70.5 | |||
| Rest area "Corneto"[4]
|
396.9 | -- | |||
| Civitavecchia Porto Via Aurelia
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397.6 | 65.1 | |||
| Rest area "Tolfa"[6]
|
-- | 59.5 | RM | ||
| Civitavecchia Nord Port of Civitavecchia |
406.2 | 57.5 | |||
| Toll gate Aurelia |
411.4 | 52.3 | |||
| Civitavecchia Sud
|
411.5 | 52.2 | |||
| Santa Marinella - Santa Severa |
422.6 | 41.1 | |||
| Rest area "Tirreno" |
424.5 | 39.2 | |||
| Cerveteri - Ladispoli |
435.8 | 27.9 | |||
Torrimpietra Via Aurelia Firenze Grande Raccordo Anulare |
448.8 | 14.9 | |||
| Toll gate Roma Ovest |
452.1 | 11.6 | |||
| Maccarese - Fregene |
452.4 | 11.3 | |||
| Rest area "Arrone"
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455.2 | 8.5 | |||
 Roma - Fiumicino Napoli Grande Raccordo Anulare Rome Fiumicino Airport Rome Ciampino Airport Rome Urbe Airport
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463.7 | 0.0 | |||
A11/A12 Lucca-Viareggio connection edit
 AUTOSTRADA A11/A12Lucca - Viareggio connection | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European route | |
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| Firenze-Pisa |
0.0 | 18.2 | LU | -- | |
| Lucca Ovest |
0,7 | 17,5 | |||
| Rest area "Monte Quiesa"[7] |
9.7 | 8.5 | |||
| Massarosa |
12,0 | 6,2 | |||
| Genova - Roma
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18.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Viareggio |
18.2 | 0.0 | |||
References edit
- ^ European Commission, Press Release IP/17/1284, Motorway concessions: Commission refers Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU, 17 May 2017
- ^ Only in the direction of Rome.
- ^ Only in the direction of Genoa.
- ^ a b Only in the direction of Rome.
- ^ solo carreggiata nord
- ^ Only in the direction of Genoa.
- ^ Only for traffic in the direction of the A12
See also edit
Other Italian roads edit
External links edit
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