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Autostrada A10 (Italy)

Autostrada A10 (Italy)

The Autostrada A10, also known as theFiori 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 long.[1]

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Autostrada A10
Autostrada dei Fiori
Route information
Part ofE25E74E80
Length158.1 km (98.2 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
FromGenoa
ToVentimiglia
Location
Regions:Liguria
Highway system
Autostrade

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 3.75m - 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 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
AB-Kreuz-grün.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 64.svgAutostrada A7 Italia.svgMilan
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 80.svgAutostrada A12 Italia.svgLivorno
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 25.svgItalian traffic signs - icona traghetto.svgGenova Sampierdarena
0158,1Genoa
AB-AS-grün.svgGenoa Airport2156
AB-AS-grün.svgGenoa Pegli6152
AB-AS-grün.svgGenoa Pra' [4]11147
AB-Kreuz-grün.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 25.svgAutostrada A26 Italia.svgAlessandria - Gravellona Toce13145
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svgSouth Terrarossa carpark140,3
AB-AS-grün.svgArenzano20138
AB-Tank.svgService station "Piani d'Invrea"26132Savona
AB-AS-grün.svgVarazze27131
AB-AS-grün.svgCelle Ligure32126
AB-AS-grün.svgAlbisola36120
AB-Tank.svgService station "S.Cristoforo"42116
AB-AS-grün.svgComplanare Savona
AB-Kreuz-grün.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 717.svgAutostrada A6 Italia.svgTurin
AB-AS-grün.svgSavona
Italian traffic signs - icona rifornimento.svg"Aurelia Sud" service area
44113
AB-Tank.svg"Valleggia Nord" service station
AB-AS-grün.svgSpotorno52106
AB-Tank.svg"Borsana Sud" service station
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Borsana Nord" carpark55,7
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Feglino Sud" carpark100
AB-AS-grün.svgFeglino[5]6099
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Aquila Sud" carpark98,7
AB-AS-grün.svgFinale Ligure6395
AB-AS-grün.svgPietra Ligure6890
AB-AS-grün.svgBorghetto Santo Spirito7286
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Piccaro Nord" carpark75,5
AB-Tank.svg"Ceriale" service station7781
AB-AS-grün.svgAlbenga8177
AB-AS-grün.svgAndora9365
AB-Tank.svg"Rinovo" service station95
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Valle Chiappa" service station98.1
AB-Tank.svg"Valle Chiappa" service station60
AB-AS-grün.svgSan Bartolomeo al Mare10458Imperia
Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg"Gorleri Est" carpark54,2
AB-AS-grün.svgEast Imperia11252
AB-AS-grün.svgWest Imperia11946
AB-Tank.svg"Conioli" service station38
AB-Tank.svg"Castellaro" service station123
AB-AS-grün.svgArma di Taggia12830
AB-AS-grün.svgSanremo13619
AB-Tank.svg"Bordighera" service station14315
AB-AS-grün.svgBordighera14612
AB-AS-grün.svgVentimigliaItalian traffic signs - stazione.svg[6]
Italian traffic signs - strada europea 74.svgStrada Statale 20 Italia.svgCol de Tende - Cuneo
Italian traffic signs - icona rifornimento.svg"Autoporto" service station
151,86
Italian traffic signs - stazione.svgVentimiglia border post151,86
Autoroute F.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 74.svgItalian traffic signs - strada europea 80.svgMenton - Monaco - Nice
Flag of Europe.svgFlag of France.svgBorder state - France
158,10

References

[1]
Citation Linkteonline.autostrade.it"Punti della strada A10: A10 Genova-Ventimiglia". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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Citation Linkwww.repubblica.itCrollo Genova, trovato l'ultimo disperso sotto le macerie: è l'operaio Mirko. Muore uno dei feriti, le vittime totali sono 43
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgExit only westbound, entry only eastbound
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgOpen system of tolls to and from France.
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Citation Linkteonline.autostrade.it"Punti della strada A10: A10 Genova-Ventimiglia"
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