Communication axis in the Forlì ring road

Forlì ring road – Communication axis

Communication axis construction works, 1st lot and 2nd.

The communication axis project, already partially in existence and only open to the traffic on one two-way carriageway, belongs to a wider project, called “Forlì ring road system”.

The scope of the communication axis is to reconnect the east and west extremities of Via Emilia in the town of Forlì, thus recovering and enhancing the function of Via Emilia while also streamlining the town traffic. The operations are divided into two lots, and are characterized by a total length of about 7.230 km, including an artificial tunnel about one kilometre long.

The works envisaged the building of numerous complex structures, including:

  • Roundabouts and underpasses connecting with the town road network;
  • Doubling of the structures along the river Montone, along the Bologna-Ancona railway line, and numerous overpasses crossing municipal roads;
  • An artificial two-way tunnel about one kilometre long, with a skylight pit in the middle and lateral emergency exits;
  • Technological station to control and manage the artificial tunnel, located on its top, with remote control of systems, ENEL booth and anti-fire basin;
  • New connections with the existing road network;
  • Cloverleaf junction connecting the existing eastern ring road and the roundabout accessing the municipal road network.

The final road section is of type III, C.N.R. regulation of 1980, with two carriageways of width 8.75 metres, with two lanes per direction in the first lot, thus increasing the existing road potential, whereas for the second lot it is of type III enlarged, as per ANAS circular letter No. 38 dated 21st September 1999, with two carriageways of 11 metres.

Services provided: Safety coordination during the implementation phase.

Client: A.N.A.S S.p.A. – road network department of Emilia-Romagna.

Site: Municipality of Forlì

Years: 2010-2013

Cost of works: 73.19 million Euros