On 19/04/2022 the final design of the Val Fontanabuona Tunnel prepared by Autostrade per l'Italia was presented: a 230 million Euro project for a new junction on the A12 motorway and a 5.6 km long ramp, mostly underground, with two tunnels to connect the Tigullio coast with its hinterland at Moconesi.

The Valfontanabuona tunnel is part of the Restructuring Agreement signed on 14 October 2021 between the Liguria Region, Genoa City Council, the Western Ligurian Sea Port System Authority, Autostrade per l'Italia and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, in which Aspi has undertaken to carry out, among other things, projects worth EUR 930 million in the area: EUR 700 million for the Genoa sub-port tunnel and EUR 230 million to connect the A12 motorway with the Val Fontanabuona.

The project involves the construction of a complete junction with the A12 motorway between the existing Giovanni Maggio and Casalino tunnels, with on/off ramps in the direction of both Genoa and Livorno.

The actual connection between the Ligurian coast and the Fontanabuona Valley will be a ramp of about 5.6 km, with development mainly underground through the construction of the Caravaggio and Fontanabuona tunnels with lengths of 2093 and 2583 m respectively.

In the final section, near the junction with provincial road SP22, a toll barrier will be built.

The project also envisages the upgrading of the SP22 between the intersection with the main ramp and the SP225 in correspondence with the village of Moconesi. Two roundabouts will be built at the two intersections and a new bridge will be constructed to cross the Lavagna stream. The works, which are estimated to last about 5 years depending on the solutions adopted, can start as soon as the necessary administrative steps are completed.

With reference to this, on 3 March 2022 Aspi sent the design documentation (Final Project including Environmental Impact Study) to MIMS in accordance with the Guidelines for the examination of projects issued by the Superior Council of Public Works, and on 31 March 2022 it submitted the request to start the Environmental Impact Assessment procedure, sending the updated Environmental Impact Study to MIMS. The executive design with the relevant in-depth geognostic investigations has been assigned and is underway. Click here for the tunnelbuilder archive and also visit  https://www.regione.liguria.it.