IRICAV Due Consortium Completes A4 Overpass
The installation of the new overpass on the A4 Brescia–Padua highway, near the Verona East interchange in the municipality of San Martino Buon Albergo (Verona), has been completed. The project is part of the works for the Verona–Bivio Vicenza First Functional Lot, which is included in the National Plan of Recovery and Resilience, known by its Italian acronym PNRR.
The works are being carried out by the IRICAV Due Consortium, led by the Webuild Group, on behalf of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) of FS Engineering (FS Italiane Group).
The overpass will connect the highway network with the Verona East tollgate, replacing the structure currently in service, which will be demolished once the new road layout is opened to the public.
These works are necessary to build the artificial railway tunnel of the new HS/HC (high-speed/high-capacity) railway, which will pass beneath the Verona East highway interchange, the A4 highway alignment, and the eastern ring road.
The structure is an arch bridge with a single span of over 60 m. The steel deck consists of two parallel arches with variable heights ranging from 1.65 to 7.8 m, while the road platform, 17.4 m wide, accommodates two carriageways of 6 m each. The new overpass is equipped with advanced seismic isolation systems.
The installation was carried out at night, in just under six hours, to minimize the impact on traffic. The deck, assembled on site, was lifted onto four steel towers and then moved into position using six transporters. The convoy had a total weight of approximately 900 tonnes (of which 700 tonnes for the deck alone). The motorway was reopened to traffic after all safety checks were completed shortly before 4:00 a.m., two hours ahead of the planned schedule.
The overpass is part of the broader Verona–Bivio Vicenza First Functional Lot, a commissioner-led intervention also funded by PNRR resources, stretching over 44.25 km across 13 municipalities between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. On this section, the IRICAV Due Consortium has completed the civil works, railway track installation, and technological systems necessary to begin testing, inspections, and commissioning, leading to the subsequent activation of the line.
The entire Verona–Padua HS/HC line, 76.5 km long, will complete the high-speed rail connection between Milan and Venice. It also belongs to the Mediterranean Corridor of the TEN-T network, contributing to strengthening integration among the main logistical axes of Europe.
For more about our part of the project, click here.
