A new 53.9 km section of the A31 Valdastico motorway in Venetia has been presented. The motorway will start in Vicenza at the connection with A4 and with the existing section of A31 to arrive in Badia Polesine at the connection of the SS 434 Transpolesana. Three twin tunnels, each with three lanes, will be built in Saline (150 m), Rampezzana (132 m), and Agugliaro (350 m), under Liona Channel. Works should start this year, and the first section will be open in 2009. Costs prevision for the whole section is €671.4 million. Visit www.autobspd.it 12/02.
