Brescia-Verona-Padova HSL approved

摘要

In December 2017 Italy's Interdepartmental Committee for Economic Planning approved the final project for the Verona-Padova section of the Milano-Venezia high speed line and allocated €2.7 billion for the 44.3 km Verona-Bivio Vicenza section. Currently expected costs are €805 million for the Vicenza node (6.5 km) and €1.3 billion for the 27.5 km Vicenza-Padova section. The line, part of the TEN-T "Mediterranean" corridor (Spain-Ukraine), will be 78.8 km long of which 35 km alongside the historic line, 36 km on embankments, 5.5 km on viaducts and 2.3 km in tunnels. Completion is currently forecast for 2025.