Tav Torino-Lione, the final green light comes to the project for the Italian part

Decisive step forward, for the national section of the Tav Turin-Lyon, which goes from Orbassano to Avigliana to connect to the international part of the New railway line that is part of the Mediterranean European corridor of the Ten-T network. The positive opinion arrived on Tuesday 1 April, with the observations of the Superior Council of Public Works, during the meeting of the Observatory of the Turin-Lyon railway axis which was held in the Piedmontese capital in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructure,
Matteo Salvini.

The impact assessment

By 2025, he informs a note from the President of the Observatory, Calogero Maugeri, The authorization process will be completed which in the meantime proceeds with the environmental impact assessment procedure and the Conference of Services, within which the territorial bodies will be able to express their opinion and request any possible improvement changes to the project.

The cost updated

The updated cost amounts to 2.92 billion euros, of which 827 million are currently financed. The award of the works should end within the first half of 2026 with the start of the works expected by 2027. The project of the national section of the new Turin-Lione involves the creation of a new variant line, 24 kilometers long up to the freight airport in Orbassano, at the gates of Turin.

the route

The route will unfold in a natural gallery, 8 kilometers long, in the Morenica hill to continue with an artificial gallery of 4 kilometers. The line will end with a stretch on the uncovered entry and crossing of the Orbassano airport To then join the existing line of access to the Turin node.

The numbers of the project

Some numbers of the Tav Turin-Lyon Tav: a quarter of dug tunnels (41 km of 164 total kilometers to be built, 17 of basic tunnels), 11 active and underground construction sites between Italy and France, 100% of civil works for the construction of the basic tunnel entrusted and 2,800 people at work. In Italy, the grouping of companies in Chiomonte ordered the first cutter in the factory and is carrying out the operations for the preparation of the construction site. In parallel, the construction of the new junction on the A32 is almost finished which will allow you to reach the Chiomonte construction site without impacts on the local roads.

The sabotage to the construction sites

«It is a shame that 300 women and men in uniform must militarily preside the Tav railway site is unworthy of a civilized country. We are used to it, But how much more could protect the popular neighborhoods of Turin in terms of safety these men of the police officers committed to defending a construction site from criminals. I hope it ends up this shame, I do not know other European realities like this, we must compensate for the companies affected « by the Sabotage actions, attacks the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini speaking of the Turin-Lyon site in Valsusa.