Autostrada A10 (Italy)

The Autostrada A10, also known as the Fiori Autostrada or the AutoFiori ("fiori" meaning "flowers" in Italian), is an Italian motorway, passing through Liguria and connecting Genoa with Ventimiglia. It connects to the French A8 autoroute, which finishes in Aix-en-Provence, and forms part of European route E80. It is 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) long.[1]

A10 Motorway
Autostrada A10
Autostrada dei Fiori
Route information
Part of E25 E74 E80
Length158.1 km (98.2 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
FromGenoa
ToVentimiglia
Location
RegionsLiguria
Highway system
Autostrade of Italy

History

The route from Genoa to Savona was opened on 5 September 1967,[2] and the route from Savona to Ventimiglia was opened on 6 November 1971.

Between Genoa and Savona, the highway has been improved three times in recent times: the northern route, in the direction of Ventimiglia, has been renovated, while the opposite direction, towards Genoa, is now the original road, which formerly consisted of both directions. Accordingly, this side is of lower quality than the other; the widening of the road to three lanes has necessitated the removal of the emergency lane, and a reduction of all lanes to less than 3.75 m (12.3 ft) - this is less than the regulations of the Italian highway code, and has in turn caused a reduction of the speed limit to 80 km/h (50 mph) for most of the section between Albisola and Genoa Voltri.

The route between Savona and the Italian border, on the other hand, is completely new, having been built in the sixties; it consists of two carriageways side by side, with two lanes in each direction. It has, however, no emergency lane, but includes several places in which it is suitable to make an emergency stop.

On 14 August 2018, a section of the Ponte Morandi bridge that formed part of the A10 collapsed during a storm, killing 43 people.[3]

The Autostrada today

The route is currently run by two companies: from Genoa to Savona, by the company Autostrade Italy SpA, and from Savona to the border by Autostrada dei Fiori SpA. It has 22 entrances, and includes eight service stations.

Much of the route is built on hillside, with a series of viaducts and tunnels; for this reason, the entire motorway requires paying a toll charge (one of the most expensive in Italy). Past Savona, the motorway visits Albenga, Imperia, San Remo, and Ventimiglia: six kilometres from Ventimiglia, it reaches the border with France. Until the nineties, the border was marked by a change of stripe colour, from yellow to white, alongside a sign in the tunnel indicating the precise location of the border—this is now gone, although its former location can still be discerned from a change of lighting systems, and the different thicknesses of asphalt.

In the opposite direction, the A10 intersects with the A6, towards Turin, the A26, towards the Po Valley, Switzerland, and other major cities in the north of Italy, before finally joining the A7, towards Milan and Tuscany.

Route

A10 GENOA - VENTIMIGLIA
Autostrada dei Fiori
TypeIndication↓km↓↑km↑ProvinceEuropean road
Milan
Livorno
Genova Sampierdarena
0158,1Genoa
Genoa Airport2156
Genoa Pegli6152
Genoa Pra' [4]11147
Alessandria - Gravellona Toce 13145
South Terrarossa carpark140,3
Arenzano20138
Service station "Piani d'Invrea"26132Savona
Varazze27131
Celle Ligure32126
Albisola36120
Service station "S.Cristoforo"42116
Complanare Savona
Turin
Savona
"Aurelia Sud" service area
44113
"Valleggia Nord" service station
Spotorno52106
"Borsana Sud" service station
"Borsana Nord" carpark55,7
"Feglino Sud" carpark100
Feglino[5]6099
"Aquila Sud" carpark98,7
Finale Ligure6395
Pietra Ligure6890
Borghetto Santo Spirito7286
"Piccaro Nord" carpark75,5
"Ceriale" service station7781
Albenga8177
Andora9365
"Rinovo" service station95
"Valle Chiappa" service station98.1
"Valle Chiappa" service station60
San Bartolomeo al Mare10458Imperia
"Gorleri Est" carpark54,2
East Imperia11252
West Imperia11946
"Conioli" service station38
"Castellaro" service station123
Arma di Taggia12830
Sanremo13619
"Bordighera" service station14315
Bordighera14612
Ventimiglia [6]
Col de Tende - Cuneo
"Autoporto" service station
151,86
Ventimiglia border post151,86
Menton - Monaco - Nice
National border: France
158,10

References

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