Bologna, July 23, 2026 – The Passante will be built. The start of works is scheduled for early 2027, the funds amount to 2.5 billion and the first works, for 570 million, will concern the A14 section between Bologna San Lazzaro-Ravenna Branch-Ponte Rizzoli, the San Donnino and Reno Bridges and the first green works.
This morning at 11:30 AM, the signature arrived at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. At the table were Minister Matteo Salvini and Aspi CEO Arrigo Giana. For Emilia-Romagna, the President of the Region Michele de Pascale and the Councillor for Transport Irene Priolo were present, while for the Municipality of Bologna there were the Mayor Matteo Lepore and the Councillor for Mobility Michele Campaniello.
The first comments
“We have finally reached an agreement with the Ministry and Aspi: there are no more excuses, now work must begin. Emilia-Romagna and Bologna have defended the territory and brought home important results: now it is essential to respect the timetable we have shared and to start the first works and the first green projects in 2027,” explain de Pascale and Lepore.
“We are talking about a Protocol worth 2.5 billion – continue de Pascale, Lepore, Priolo and Campaniello –, of which 570 million in works will start immediately. For Bologna and for the entire region, it is a result of extraordinary importance”. Regarding the Bologna Junction from the Mit, they announce that “the agreement seals a year of work between the ministry, the Region, the city of Bologna and Aspi and unblocks a project awaited for over 30 years by the entire territory”.
Satisfaction from the League
“A strategic infrastructure for the territory is unlocked. It had been discussed for 30 years and was no longer replaceable with other projects when the Meloni government took office, without waiting for other decades. Now not only the Junction is unlocked, but also other works for the Emilia-Romagna territory. A result that combines innovative solutions to strengthen safety, improve traffic flows and protect the environment, with the provision for the inclusion of new green areas, wooded strips and cycle paths. Work has also been done to minimize construction sites and cause as little inconvenience as possible to citizens,” explains Lucia Borgonzoni, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture.
Councillor Campaniello: “Fundamental intervention”
“Today’s signing in Rome – explains Councillor Michele Campaniello – marks a decisive step for the start of the works, focusing on the inclusion of the dynamic third lane, a modern infrastructural and technological solution capable of responding to the priorities of traffic fluidification and balancing road needs with the least possible land consumption, to protect agricultural and urban areas. This cutting-edge technological and infrastructural solution allows for managing and fluidifying traffic flows during peak times by using existing lanes, thus ensuring the enhancement of road capacity without the need to widen the roadway and without any additional land consumption”. The Protocol “also clearly incorporates the commitments made with citizens in recent years. The Administration’s attention is not only focused on the major project, but also and above all on the daily safety of our citizens and urban quality. The maintenance of commitments on the Reno bridge, on San Donnino, on the Stradelli Guelfi and on the cycling and ecological connections demonstrates how this Protocol places the well-being of our territory at its core”.
Also included is the Bologna-Ferrara section
The memorandum of understanding signed at the Mit also gives the green light to the widening of the A13 motorway along the entire Bologna-Ferrara section, with a fixed lane in the Bologna-Interporto section and a dynamic lane in the Interporto-Ferrara section. A model already in use on the Bologna motorway junction that will cost 280 million euros.
This was stated directly by Mayor Alan Fabbri: “A concrete response has arrived to a request that the territory had been pursuing for some time and which, as a municipal administration, we have followed from the beginning. It will be an important development opportunity for Ferrara and for the entire province, which will concretely impact the daily lives of citizens, commuters, and businesses. This means less congestion, more safety for those who travel and work along this route, and greater competitiveness for our territories, businesses, and services”. Soon, a meeting will be held in Ferrara with Sergio Moschetti (Director General for Motorways of the Mit) to illustrate the project in detail to institutions and the territory.
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