Work description

The project to improve Lainate - Como Grandate relates to the 11 km to 34 km stretch of the A9 highway and envisages its expansion from two to three lanes plus hard shoulder.

The intervention upgraded the infrastructure, which represents one of the main highway links between Lombardy and northern Europe, making it suitable for the current traffic volumes, while at the same time improving safety standards.

The Lainate link road between the A8 highway and the A9 highway was opened to traffic on 26 July 2011.

The entire northbound carriageway was opened to traffic on 25.05.2012.

The entire southbound lane was opened to traffic on 25.07.2012.

Local works

Interventions include:

• the construction of the new Origgio-Uboldo junction (completed and opened to traffic on 16.12.2011);
• the installation of 13 km of noise barriers.