Autostrada A12 (Italy)

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The Autostrada A12 or Autostrada Azzurra ("Blue motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 275.4 kilometres (171.1 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Liguria, Tuscany and Lazio composed of two unconnected parts. The first one connects Genoa and San Pietro in Palazzi, the second connects Tarquinia and Rome. The road is one of the motorways on the Italian west coast. It is a part of the E80 European route.

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Autostrada A12
Autostrada Azzurra
Blue motorway
Route information
Part of E80
Maintained by ANAS
Length275.4 km (171.1 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
North endGenoa
Major intersections A7 and A10 in Genoa
A15 in Albiano Magra
A11 in Pisa
A1 in Monte Romano
Grande Raccordo Anulare and A1 in Fiumicino and in Rome
South endRome
Location
CountryItaly
RegionsLiguria, Tuscany, Lazio
Highway system
A 11 A 13

Overview

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Plans to build the remaining stretch have existed for long time. A "superstrada" (an almost motorway-like road, with 2 separate carriageways and interchanges) with a speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph) exists between San Pietro in Palazzi and Grosseto, but the present road between Grosseto and Tarquinia has 90 km/h (56 mph) speed limit, with long parts of single carriageway and even some parts of 2-lane road. The 2 proposed solutions are an entirely new motorway (with higher impact on the environment), and the upgrade to motorway standard of the present road (more environmentally friendly).

On 17 May 2017 the European Commission announced that it would be taking legal action against the government of Italy for awarding an extension of its A12 motorway concession contract to Società Autostrada Tirrenica p.A without undertaking a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with EU procurement regulations.[1]

Route

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Autostrada A12 in Genoa
 
Autostrada A12 near Genoa
 
Autostrada A12 near Recco
 
Autostrada A12 near Santo Stefano di Magra
 
Autostrada A12 near Civitavecchia
  GENOVA – ROMA
Autostrada Azzurra
Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European route
      Milano - Genova Ovest
      Ventimiglia
  Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport
0.0 km
(0 mi)
463.7 km
(288.1 mi)
GE   E80
  Genova Est 4.2 km
(2.6 mi)
459.5 km
(285.5 mi)
  Genova Nervi 11.5 km
(7.1 mi)
452.2 km
(281.0 mi)
    Rest area "Sant'Ilario" 14.5 km
(9.0 mi)
455.2 km
(282.8 mi)
  Recco 22.8 km
(14.2 mi)
440.9 km
(274.0 mi)
  Rapallo 28.4 km
(17.6 mi)
435.3 km
(270.5 mi)
  Chiavari 38.3 km
(23.8 mi)
425.4 km
(264.3 mi)
  Lavagna 41.1 km
(25.5 mi)
422.6 km
(262.6 mi)
  Sestri Levante 48.7 km
(30.3 mi)
415.0 km
(257.9 mi)
    Rest area "Riviera" 48.8 km
(30.3 mi)
414.9 km
(257.8 mi)
  Deiva Marina 60.5 km
(37.6 mi)
403.2 km
(250.5 mi)
SP
  Carrodano - Levanto 70.1 km
(43.6 mi)
393.6 km
(244.6 mi)
  Brugnato - Borghetto Vara 75.8 km
(47.1 mi)
387.9 km
(241.0 mi)
    Rest area "Brugnato" 76.8 km
(47.7 mi)
386.9 km
(240.4 mi)
  Albiano Magra - Ceparana 93.0 km
(57.8 mi)
370.7 km
(230.3 mi)
      La Spezia - Parma

   Port of La Spezia
Santo Stefano di Magra
   Cinque Terre National Park
  Porto Venere - Lerici

94.4 km
(58.7 mi)
369.3 km
(229.5 mi)
    Rest area "Magra" 96.5 km
(60.0 mi)
367.2 km
(228.2 mi)
  Sarzana  Ancient Luna 101.6 km
(63.1 mi)
362.1 km
(225.0 mi)
  Carrara 110.0 km
(68.4 mi)
353.7 km
(219.8 mi)
MS
  Massa 116.4 km
(72.3 mi)
347.3 km
(215.8 mi)
  Versilia 127.9 km
(79.5 mi)
335.8 km
(208.7 mi)
LU
    Rest area "Versilia" 131.2 km
(81.5 mi)
332.5 km
(206.6 mi)
    Lucca-Viareggio 135.7 km
(84.3 mi)
328.0 km
(203.8 mi)
      Firenze
  Pisa nord
151.0 km
(93.8 mi)
312.7 km
(194.3 mi)
PI
  Pisa Centro  
  SGC FI-PI-LI
  Pisa International Airport
161.6 km
(100.4 mi)
302.1 km
(187.7 mi)
    Rest area "Castagnolo" 163.5 km
(101.6 mi)
300.2 km
(186.5 mi)
  Livorno
  Port of Livorno
  SGC Variante Aurelia
  SGC FI-PI-LI
170.7 km
(106.1 mi)
293.0 km
(182.1 mi)
  Collesalvetti
  SGC FI-PI-LI
177.8 km
(110.5 mi)
285.9 km
(177.7 mi)
LI
    Rest area "Savalano"[a] 196.0 km
(121.8 mi)
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    Rest area "Fine"[b] -- 263.6 km
(163.8 mi)
  Rosignano Marittimo
  SGC Variante Aurelia Livorno
205.9 km
(127.9 mi)
257.8 km
(160.2 mi)
  Toll gate Rosignano 206.9 km
(128.6 mi)
256.8 km
(159.6 mi)
    End of motorway section 210.0 km
(130.5 mi)
253.7 km
(157.6 mi)
  Cecina Nord -- -- LI
  Cecina Centro
  di Val di Cecina
Volterra
-- --
  Cecina Sud - La California -- --
  Castagneto - Donoratico -- --
  San Vincenzo nord -- --
  San Vincenzo sud -- --
  Rest area "Venturina" -- --
 |Venturina - Piombino
  Via Val di Cornia - Piombino
  Port of Piombino
  Ferries to Elba and Tuscan Archipelago
  Piombino steel plant
-- --
  Rest area "Campiglia" -- --
  Vignale Riotorto -- --
  Follonica nord -- -- GR
  Follonica est - Massa Marittima
-- --
  Scarlino -- --
  Gavorrano -- --
  Gavorrano scalo -- --
  Giuncarico -- --
  Braccagni -- --
  Rest area "Braccagni" -- --
  Rest area "Grosseto" -- --
  Grosseto nord -- --
  Grosseto Roselle
  di Paganico - Siena
  Raccordo Firenze-Siena
  Senese Aretina
  Milano-Napoli
  Perugia
-- --
  Grosseto Est
  Industrial area
-- --
  Grosseto sud -- --
  Rest area "Rispescia" -- --
  Fonteblanda -- --
  Rest area "Capalbio Ovest"[a] -- --
  Capalbio -- --
  Rest area "Capalbio Est"[c] -- --
  Pescia Romana -- -- VT
  Centrale Enel -- --
  Montalto di Castro -- --
  Riva dei Tarquini -- --
    Start of motorway section 384.2 km
(238.7 mi)
79.3 km
(49.3 mi)
VT
  Toll gate Tarquinia 385.7 km
(239.7 mi)
77.8 km
(48.3 mi)
  Tarquinia 387.9 km
(241.0 mi)
75.6 km
(47.0 mi)
  Monte Romano
  Orte-Viterbo
  Milano-Napoli
    Terni-Perugia-Cesena-Ravenna
393.0 km
(244.2 mi)
70.5 km
(43.8 mi)
    Rest area "Corneto"[a] 396.9 km
(246.6 mi)
--
  Civitavecchia Porto
    Via Aurelia
397.6 km
(247.1 mi)
65.1 km
(40.5 mi)
    Rest area "Tolfa"[b] -- 59.5 km
(37.0 mi)
RM
  Civitavecchia Nord
  Port of Civitavecchia
406.2 km
(252.4 mi)
57.5 km
(35.7 mi)
  Toll gate Aurelia 411.4 km
(255.6 mi)
52.3 km
(32.5 mi)
  Civitavecchia Sud 411.5 km
(255.7 mi)
52.2 km
(32.4 mi)
  Santa Marinella - Santa Severa 422.6 km
(262.6 mi)
41.1 km
(25.5 mi)
    Rest area "Tirreno" 424.5 km
(263.8 mi)
39.2 km
(24.4 mi)
  Cerveteri - Ladispoli 435.8 km
(270.8 mi)
27.9 km
(17.3 mi)
  Torrimpietra
  Via Aurelia
  Firenze
  Grande Raccordo Anulare
448.8 km
(278.9 mi)
14.9 km
(9.3 mi)
  Toll gate Roma Ovest 452.1 km
(280.9 mi)
11.6 km
(7.2 mi)
  Maccarese - Fregene   452.4 km
(281.1 mi)
11.3 km
(7.0 mi)
    Rest area "Arrone" 455.2 km
(282.8 mi)
8.5 km
(5.3 mi)
      Roma - Fiumicino
  Napoli
  Grande Raccordo Anulare

  Rome Fiumicino Airport
  Rome Ciampino Airport
  Rome Urbe Airport
463.7 km
(288.1 mi)
0.0 km
(0 mi)

A11/A12 Lucca-Viareggio connection

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A11/A12 Lucca-Viareggio connection near Massarosa
  AUTOSTRADA A11/A12
Lucca - Viareggio connection
Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province European route
      Firenze-Pisa 0.0 km
(0 mi)
18.2 km
(11.3 mi)
LU --
  Lucca Ovest 0.7 km
(0.43 mi)
17.5 km
(10.9 mi)
    Rest area "Monte Quiesa"[d] 9.7 km
(6.0 mi)
8.5 km
(5.3 mi)
  Massarosa 12.0 km
(7.5 mi)
6.2 km
(3.9 mi)
     Genova - Roma 18.0 km
(11.2 mi)
0.2 km
(0.12 mi)
  Viareggio 18.2 km
(11.3 mi)
0.0 km
(0 mi)

Livorno connection

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Toll gate Livorno
  DIRAMAZIONE LIVORNO
Livorno connection
Exit ↓km↓ ↑km↑ Province
    Genova-Rosignano 0.0 km
(0 mi)
4.5 km
(2.8 mi)
PI
  Toll gate Livorno 0.8 km
(0.50 mi)
3.7 km
(2.3 mi)
    Via Aurelia
Stagno Nord
1.3 km
(0.81 mi)
3.2 km
(2.0 mi)
    SGC FI-PI-LI
Stagno Sud
3.8 km
(2.4 mi)
0.4 km
(0.25 mi)
LI
    Variante Aurelia 4.5 km
(2.8 mi)
0.0 km
(0 mi)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Only in the direction of Rome.
  2. ^ a b Only in the direction of Genoa.
  3. ^ Northern carriageway only
  4. ^ Only for traffic in the direction of the A12

References

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  1. ^ European Commission, Press Release IP/17/1284, Motorway concessions: Commission refers Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU, 17 May 2017

See also

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Other Italian roads

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