{"id":269296,"date":"2025-08-19T19:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=65178"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:45:46","slug":"italy-announces-construction-developments-along-scan-med-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=269296","title":{"rendered":"Italy announces construction developments along Scan-Med Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roughly a third of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor runs through Italy, which is investing serious money in improving the rail infrastructure included in it, albeit with some difficulties. Recent developments involved two projects: the Trento bypass, in the north, and the Salerno-Reggio Calabria line, in the south, both carried out by WeBuild.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The Trento bypass will be a new underground railway providing better access to the Brenner axis and the future Brenner Base Tunnel. The section is now ready to be excavated, after all the preliminary works have been completed. These operations are expected to start in Autumn, Italian media TrasportoEuropa said. The total cost of this initiative revolves around 1,3 billion euros.<\/p>\n

However, the commissioning of the Trento bypass has now been shifted four years, from 2026 to 2030. The initial 2026 deadline would have allowed Italy to finance the project through Italy’s recovery and resilience plan (PNRR). Unfortunately, respecting this deadline turned out to be impossible, which means that the money needs to come from somewhere else. The Italian infrastructure manager RFI is still guaranteeing the resources needed, but some might see this as a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n