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by Angela Sannai and Andrea Sangermano
BOLOGNA – The repercussions - of bad weather and river floods - continue on the movement of trains and on traffic between Marche and Emilia Romagna and in the Bolognese area.
TRAINS
Disruptions in particular on some lines in Romagna and the Marche.Rail traffic is in fact suspended between Faenza and Forlì, Portomaggiore and Ravenna and between Varano and Loreto.FS reports that repercussions are occurring on the Bologna-Rimini route, Where traffic is interrupted between Faenza and Forlì.Then on the Ferrara-Ravenna-Riminthe with traffic interrupted between Argenta and Ravenna;sulla Ravenna-Bologna via Lugo with circulation interrupted between Lugo and Russi; on the Ravenna-Bologna route via Granarolo with traffic interrupted between Granarolo and Russi.
In the Marche instead on Ancona-Pescara there circulation which had been suspended due to bad weather, between Loreto and Varano, has been reactivated.
CLOSURES ON THE A14 MOTORWAY
Junctions and motorway sections closed due to bad weather between Emilia-Romagna and Marche.As Autostrade per l'Italia explains, from around 7.40 this morning, on A14 Bologna-Taranto, the temporary closures of the stretch between Loreto and Ancona north in the direction of Bologna and of the Ancona south station at the exit for both origins and at the entrance towards Pescara have been arranged.Alternatively, we recommend taking the A25 Torano-Pescara and the A24 Rome-Teramo and then continuing on the A1 Milan-Naples heading north.On the Ravenna branch of the A14 the Cotignola and Lugo junctions exiting from both origins, Ravenna and Bologna, were temporarily closed due to the inconvenience caused by rainfall on ordinary roads.
As for the closure of the Cesena entrance on the A14, technical checks were carried out yesterday to assess the extent of the damage resulting from the heavy rain.In particular, a landslide affected one of the entrance ramps.For this reason, as a precaution, it was necessary to close the entrance in the direction of Bologna.The restoration work has already started, explains Società Autostrade, and its duration is estimated at around two weeks.In the meantime, the Cesena entrance towards Bologna will be open from 9am to 7pm only for vehicles with a total weight at full load of less than 3.5 tonnes, including buses, while in the evening and at night the junction will return to being closed for all vehicles.There will be a permanent presence of the Traffic Police on site.
For heavy vehicles it is advisable to use the Cesena Nord toll booth, as well as for all other vehicles at night.Even today, Autostrade assures, on the network "the constant monitoring of the area by staff continues in order to limit inconvenience and provide assistance to traveling users".Società Autostrade advises those who will be traveling on the affected routes to inform themselves before departure and during the journey.
THE ROADS IN ANCONA
The bad weather that has been plaguing the Ancona area since yesterday also caused the closure of state road 16 Adriatica at the height of Osimo Station, south of the capital.There route was reopened at 10.45am today, as informed by the Municipality.The Ikea underpass in the area is still closed.RThe road from Aspio has been opened towards Polverigi and towards Osimo. The road from Aspio towards Candia remains closed after the river overflowed this morning.The Conero direct route and the Angeli di Varano road can be traveled with the utmost care.
At 10 this morning it was also the Ancona Sud toll booth reopened in both directions of Bologna and Pescara, which had been closed due to flooding. Trains on the Ancona – Bologna and Ancona – Rome lines are slowed down by a few hours.Conerobus informs that all local public transport services will not be able to take place as scheduled, as they are subject to deviations or temporary blocks of traffic.
As for the road system south of the capital, via Primo Maggio has been reopened up to the roundabout near the Aspio and can be crossed via Albertini towards the centre.Today, in addition to schools, municipal sports facilities and day centers as well as cemeteries will be closed.
Work is underway to clear the road that reaches Sappanico and Montesicuro.Civil Protection technicians and volunteers are also working in Paterno with external companies to clean up the streets.The road to Gallignano is almost "free".We proceed in an alternating one-way direction.
IN ROMAGNA CLOSURES ON ADRIATICA AND VIA EMILIA, ANAS AT WORK
ON TOSCO ROMAGNOLA
There are still closures and diversions on the roads of Romagna at the end of Anas.For the flood of the Lamone river, it was arranged the preventive closure in both directions between km 137.500 and km 140.900 of state road 16 “Adriatica” in Ravenna.Traffic is diverted onto local roads:towards Ravenna on the SP24 at approximately km 137.500, and towards Ferrara on via Zuccherificio at km 140.900. On state road 9 “Via Emilia” at approximately km 67.800, the lane towards Bologna, in the municipality of Faenza, is closed. in the province of Ravenna.On the state 3bis, due to the landslide of the road body between km 226.500 and km 226.700, lane closed in the direction of Ravenna, in the municipality of Cesena (Forli-Cesena).Furthermore on occasional sections of the state road 67 “Tosco-Romagnola”, Anas reports the narrowing of a lane towards the border with Tuscany, in the localities of Portico and San Benedetto and Rocca San Casciano, in the province of Forlì-Cesena.A one-way system alternating with sight with garrison has been established on site.At km 151.740 traffic returned to normal after a landslide made it necessary to close in Portico and San Benedetto.
Anas technicians and staff are traveling along the road to detect any further spills of water, mud and material onto the road.“In consideration of the state of connections on provincial and local roads the state road remains usable, but depending on the evolution of events it may be necessary to arrange temporary interruptions or closures“.Anas guarantees that the commitment "continues with constant interventions and monitoring along the network.Since yesterday evening and throughout the night, Anas teams and emergency response companies have been busy reducing inconvenience to users and managing traffic in critical cases."
IN BOLOGNA THE ROAD GIVES ALONG SAVENA TO PIANORO AND FUTA 'A SICIOZZO'
TO Bologna, due to bad weather, the road surface collapsed due to erosion of the banks of the Savena river, and the closure of the 65Bis state road in both directions of the first approximately 3.5 kilometres, in the Municipality of Pianoro.Traffic is diverted onto Via Nazionale (formerly SS65), with only residents permitted to transit for the first 3.5 kilometres.
In some parts of the state road 65 “della Futa” because of flooding and landslides it was necessary close the lane towards Tuscany at Loiano and Monghidoro, also in the province of Bologna.An alternating one-way system regulated by traffic lights has been established on site.At kilometer 84,200, in Pianoro, in the province of Bologna, due to the collapse of a wall, it was necessary to narrow the road.Anas personnel and the Emergency Service intervened on the stretch of the state road to remove the material and install the signs.
Meanwhile, the metropolitan city's interventions continue on the provincial roads to free up the temporarily interrupted sections.They were like that Sp29 reopened “Medicine-Sant’Antonio di Quaderna” at the bridge over the Idice, the Sp253 “San Vitale” at kilometer 33, at the bridge over the Sillaro e the Sp325 “Val di Setta”, at kilometer 13. Other roads are temporarily closed:Sp7 “Idice Valley”, at kilometer 24 due to landslide; Sp30 “Trentola”, from kilometer 7 to kilometer 9 due to flooding (in Castelguelfo); Sp34 “Plaster”, from kilometer 11 to kilometer 13 due to landslides; Sp36 “Val di Zena”, due to flooding; Sp50 “S.Anthony”, to the bridge over the Sillaro river; Sp51 “Medicine-Selice Crossroads”, from kilometer 7 to kilometer 10 due to flooding (in Castelguelfo), bridge over the Sillaro river;
Fondo Valle Savena, from Pianoro to Sp59 due to landslides and floods.
The roads that can be traveled with restrictions are:Sp15 “Bordona”;Sp21 “Val Sillaro”, at kilometers 10 and 24;Sp22 “Valle dell’Idice-SS 65”, at kilometer 2;Sp24 “Grizzana”, at kilometer 12;Sp27 “Valle del Samoggia”, at kilometer 26 (a Goccia);Sp33 “Casolana”;Sp37 “Ganzole”, at kilometer 8;
Sp59 “Monzuno”;Sp61 “Val di Sambro”, at kilometer 1;Sp68 “Val d’Aneva”, at kilometer 1;Sp610 “Montanara” from kilometer 43 to the border with the Tuscany region.