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Excavations Over 2 Kilometers Total Investment 2.7 Billion Euros Florence, 22 April 2026 The Works Of The Italian Railway Network (Fs Group) For The Passante Av Of Florence, One Of The Strategic Infrastructural Interventions For The Strengthening And Improvement Of The Mobility Of The National Railway System, Continue According To Plan. The Overall Investment For The Construction Of The Work Reaches 2.7 Billion Euros. Today, Wednesday 22 April, The Deputy Prime Minister And Minister Of Infrastructure And Transport, Matteo Salvini, Carried Out A Technical Inspection At The Construction Site Of The Florence High Speed Station. Present With Him Were Eugenio Giani, President Of The Tuscany Region, Sara Funaro, Mayor Of Florence, Paola Firmi, President Of The Italian Railway Network, Aldo Isi, Ceo Of The Italian Railway Network And Dario Lo Bosco, Ceo Of Fs Engineering. On The Excavation Front, The Iris Tbm Has Exceeded 2.2 Kilometers And Is Involved In The Undercrossing Of Florence Santa Maria Novella. The Tbm Marika, After Approximately Three Kilometers Of Progress, Is Stopped At The Entrance To The Hall Of The Future Station, Reached In December. The Arrival Of Iris At The Station, Expected By The End Of May, Will Mark A Temporary Pause In The Mechanized Excavation. The Restart Towards The North, Towards The Area Between Firenze Rifredi And Firenze Castello, Is Expected By December. Meanwhile, Work Continues On The New Hs Station: The Excavation Has Reached 25 Meters In Depth And Is On Track For Completion By September. Construction Of The Foundation Slab In The North And South Ends Has Already Begun, With Completion Expected By October. The Main Preliminary Structural Works Will Be Completed Within The Year, Opening Up To The Subsequent Construction Phases. The Project Includes Two Single-Track Tunnels Approximately Five Kilometers Long And A New High-Speed Station. The Intervention Will Allow The Separation Of High-Speed Flows From Regional Ones, Freeing Up Capacity On The Surface Network And Improving The Regularity And Frequency Of Local Connections, With Benefits For Commuters, Businesses And Tourism. The Completion Of The Works Is Expected By 2029. The Passante Av Of Florence Is Part Of The Cantieri Parlanti Project, Promoted By The Fs Group Together With The Mit To Transparently Describe The Development Of Strategic Infrastructures Through Public Initiatives, Info Points And Dedicated Information Tools.
