The Autostrada A56 or Tangenziale di Napoli ("Naples ring road") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi) long in Italy located in the region of Campania bypassing the urban center and suburban developments of Naples — connecting Pozzuoli at the west to the Autostrada A1 at the east. The most eastward section, from Doganella to the Autostrade A1, is toll-free.
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| Tangenziale di Napoli Naples ring road | ||||
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| Maintained by ANAS | ||||
| Length | 20.2 km (12.6 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1972–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Beltway around Naples | ||||
| East end | Capodichino | |||
 A1 in Capodichino A2 in Capodichino A3 in Capodichino A16 in Capodichino | ||||
| West end | Pozzuoli | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Regions | Campania | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History and features
editDesigned in the 1960s, the contract to build the road was executed on 31 January 1968, and the first section opened on 8 July 1972[1] from Domitiana to Fuorigrotta; moving east the section to Vomero opened on 24 January 1973; the section to Arenella opened on 1 February 1975; and the section to Capodichino opened on 16 November 1975.
Subsequent exit interchanges opened at Corso Malta on 30 March 1976, at Capodimonte on 22 January 1977 and at Zona Ospedaliera on 26 May 1992, the latter facilitating access to the Cotugno, Monaldi and Pascale Hospitals.
The Autostrada A56 skirts closely to Naples hillsides; passes through a series of tunnels totaling 3.6 km (2.2 mi) in length; and passes over several older neighborhoods with a series of flyovers totalling 3.3 km (2.1 mi) in length. As one of the most congested motorways in Italy, over 270,000 vehicles use the Autostrada A56 daily,[2] with traffic levels rivaling those of the Autostrada A4 through Milan and the Autostrada A8 near the Milan barrier toll plaza.
On 9 February 2009 an automated speed enforcement system began operating around the clock, using a system of 30 over-highway gantry-mounted cameras and 34 ceiling-mounted cameras in the tunnels. After a vehicle passes a camera, the system times the interval between the camera and a correlating set of road-embedded coils, to calculate the vehicle speed. Marketed as the Safety Tutor system (or simply Tutor), the infrastructure monitors speeds at five eastbound locations (at the Solfatara tunnel entrance, Agnano, Fuorigrotta, Arenella and Capodichino); as well as four westbound locations (at Camaldoli, Vomero, Fuorigrotta and Agnano). A map of the camera locations is available from Tangenziale di Napoli website.[3]
Along the entire ring road there are sound-absorbing barriers as well as centrally managed information displays. Maximum speed is limited to 80 km/h (50 mph). Tangenziale di Napoli SpA manages the road, with approximately 350 employees, including toll collectors and administrators. Four vehicular service areas are located on the westbound lanes, and three additional areas serve eastbound traffic.
Route
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| TANGENZIALE DI NAPOLI Autostrada A56 | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Route | |
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   Ramo Capodichino  Asse Mediano Bari-Avellino-Benevento Salerno Reggio Calabria |
0.0 km (0 mi) |
20.2 km (12.6 mi) |
NA | -- | |
 .svg){kind=small} Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli Circumvallazione Esterna di Napoli |
0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
20.0 km (12.4 mi) | |||
| Capodichino - Secondigliano |
0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
19.7 km (12.2 mi) | |||
  Rest area "Doganella ovest" |
0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
19.5 km (12.1 mi) | |||
| Doganella |
0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
19.4 km (12.1 mi) | |||
 Toll gate Doganella[a] |
1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
19.2 km (11.9 mi) | |||
| Corso Malta Poggioreale .svg){kind=small} Napoli Centrale railway station .svg){kind=small} Port of Naples  del Centro direzionale Ponticelli - Barra Cercola  del VesuvioPomigliano Acerra |
1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
18.5 km (11.5 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Scudillo" |
4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
16.2 km (10.1 mi) | |||
| Capodimonte Rione Sanità .svg){kind=small} San Gennaro dei Poveri |
4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
15.8 km (9.8 mi) | |||
| Arenella Ospedale Santobono Quartieri Spagnoli |
4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
15.4 km (9.6 mi) | |||
Zona Ospedaliera  Linea 1 Colli Aminei |
5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
15.2 km (9.4 mi) | |||
| Camaldoli |
6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
13.7 km (8.5 mi) | |||
| Vomero Posillipo Asse Viario via Pigna Soccavo Pianura |
7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
12.3 km (7.6 mi) | |||
Fuorigrotta Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Scandone swimming pool EdenlandiaMergellina Bagnoli Pianura |
10.3 km (6.4 mi) |
9.9 km (6.2 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Agnano agli Astroni" |
12.5 km (7.8 mi) |
7.7 km (4.8 mi) | |||
Agnano - "Italia 90" Spa Agnano racecourse Edenlandia Cratere degli Astroni nature reservePianura |
13.2 km (8.2 mi) |
7.0 km (4.3 mi) | |||
| Toll gate Pozzuoli[b] |
14.8 km (9.2 mi) |
5.4 km (3.4 mi) | |||
| Rest area "Antica Campana" |
17.0 km (10.6 mi) |
3.2 km (2.0 mi) | |||
| Via Campana Pozzuoli |
17.5 km (10.9 mi) |
2.7 km (1.7 mi) | |||
Cuma  Cumae Spa |
19.3 km (12.0 mi) |
0.9 km (0.56 mi) | |||
| Arco Felice - Pozzuoli - Bacoli |
19.7 km (12.2 mi) |
0.5 km (0.31 mi) | |||
.svg){kind=small}  Domiziana |
20.2 km (12.6 mi) |
0.0 km (0 mi) | |||
See also
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Other Italian roads
editNotes
edit- ^ Only in the direction of Autostrada A1.
- ^ Direction only Pozzuoli
References
edit- ^ "Via libera sulla tangenziale di Napoli". Autostrade (in Italian). anno XIV (6). Rome: 36. 1972. ISSN 0005-1756.
- ^ "Dati sito Tangenziale di Napoli s.p.a" (in Italian). 17 September 2008..
- ^ "Chilometria_Tutor_Tangenziale_di_Napoli.pdf" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
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- TangenzialidiNapoli.it. Retrieved on 8 April 2009
- History of Tangenziale di Napoli. Retrieved on 8 April 2009