An extraordinary plan worth over 1 billion euros to repair Italy’s roads. These are the resources allocated by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) for the maintenance and redevelopment of provincial and metropolitan roads. The distribution criteria between Regions, Provinces and metropolitan cities take into account not only the extension of the provincial network, but also the accident rate and the hydrogeological vulnerability of the territories.
The Regions that receive the most funds for road repairs
Lombardy obtained the largest share of MIT funding, with a total of 121 million euros. Of these, 22 million are destined for the metropolitan city of Milan, while Brescia will receive 16 million, Bergamo 13 million and Pavia 11 million euros.
Emilia-Romagna follows, which is awarded 106 million euros. The resources will be distributed between Bologna (18 million), Modena and Reggio Emilia (13 million each), Forlì-Cesena, Parma and Ravenna with over 11 million each.
Sicily and Tuscany are tied, both with 93 million euros. In Sicily, Palermo receives over 17 million, Catania and Messina just over 16 million each. In Tuscany, the record goes to Florence (18.6 million), followed by Grosseto, Lucca, Pisa and Siena (10 million each).
However, the record for resources allocated to a single administration belongs to the Metropolitan City of Rome, which receives over 35.7 million euros, almost half of the total allocated to Lazio (74 million). Followed by Frosinone (12 million), Latina (9.9 million) and Viterbo (9.6 million).
Piedmont closes the top 5 with 87 million euros, of which 29 to the metropolitan city of Turin and 19 to Cuneo. Campania, immediately after, gets 85 million, and here the largest part goes to Salerno (25.4 million), which slightly exceeds Naples (25.3 million).
Among the Northern Regions, Veneto receives 73 million. Padua will have over 13 million, while Treviso, Verona, Vicenza and Venice stand at around 12 million each.
In the South, Puglia stands out, with 67 million. Foggia (with 16 million) precedes the capital Bari (14.9 million). In Calabria, of the total 47 million, Cosenza receives 17 and Reggio Calabria 11.4 million. In Sardinia, the 39 million allocated will be concentrated on Sassari (13.5 million), Nuoro (8 million) and Cagliari (6.8 million).
How much Marche, Abruzzo, Liguria and Basilicata receive: the smaller regions
Among the smaller regions, the Marche region receives the largest resources, i.e. 38.7 million (with around 9 million each for Pesaro-Urbino and Macerata), while Abruzzo receives 38.2 million, with L’Aquila and Chieti having 11 million each, Teramo just over 9 million and Pescara 6.5 million.
31 million arrive in Liguria, of which 14.6 are destined for Genoa, 6 million for Savona and just over 5 million euros for Imperia. Basilicata has 23.3 million, with Potenza (15.8 million) and Matera (7.4 million).
Umbria instead receives 22 million, almost entirely concentrated on Perugia (16.4 million). Molise closes the list, with 13.5 million, of which 8.3 in Campobasso and 5 in Isernia.
The Special Statute Regions (Valle d’Aosta, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia) are excluded from the plan as they have their own competences in the field of road infrastructure.
The plan
The MIT plan represents one of the most significant interventions in recent years in terms of road maintenance to combat the deterioration of bridges, viaducts and roadways, improve the safety of provincial connections and prevent risks linked to hydrogeological instability.
An investment that looks not only at the safety of citizens, but also at the competitiveness of the territories, facilitating the movement of people and goods and supporting local economic growth.
