Variante di Valico

Variante di Valico (blu). A1 (green)

Variante di Valico is a deviation of the Italian A1 motorway under construction as of 2013, between Barberino del Mugello and Sasso Marconi in northern Italy. It is 62.5 km long and with long stretches in viaduct and tunnel, the longest tunnel being 8.6 km long. It runs parallel to the central part of the Bologna-Florence motorway. The earlier motorway will not be closed, giving optional routes along two parallel motorways that split before the Appennini and merge again after the mountainous section.

The twin-bore Sparvo Tunnel or 'Galleria di Sparvo' was completed in July 2013; the longer Val di Sambro tunnel had not been completed.

Schematics and Photos of the works are available on Skyscrapercity^[1] and YouTube^{[2] [3]}

Recent Bing Maps Aerial images include the following: see details reference description below.

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