📋 Tender Overview
Introduction The Rovereto Bypass Project, Co-Financed By The European Union Under The Cef (Connecting Europe Facility - Cef) Programme, Represents A Strategic Step For The Strengthening Of Southern Access To The Brenner Base Tunnel Along The Scandinavian-Mediterranean Ten-T Corridor. The Aim Of The Initiative Is To Develop The Design Of The New Rovereto Railway Ring Road, With The Aim Of Increasing The Capacity Of The Line, Improving The Performance Of The Railway Offer And Encouraging The Modal Transfer Of Freight Traffic From Road To Rail. Subject Of The Project The Rovereto Bypass Project Is Part Of The Global Project Of The Brenner Base Tunnel, Along The Scandinavian-Mediterranean Ten-T Corridor, And Concerns The Design Of The New Rovereto Railway Ring Road, The Southern Access Section To The Brenner Base Tunnel On The Fortezza-Verona Line. The New Infrastructure Is Conceived As A Variation To The Historic Line And Will Develop Mainly Underground With The Construction Of The Double-Tube, Single-Track Zugna Tunnel, Approximately 16.7 Km Long, Which Will Originate In The Acquaviva Area And End In The Marco Area, In The Southern Area Of Rovereto. The New Line Will Be Mainly Dedicated To Freight Traffic, Freeing Up Capacity On The Historic Line For Passenger Services. Duration And Size Of The Project The Grant Agreement Was Signed In The Framework Of The Cef 2021-2027 (Call Cef-T-2022-Coregen). The Financing Contract Had A Total Duration Of 36 Months, The Eligibility Period Ended In January 2026. Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Rfi) Is Project Coordinator And Sole Beneficiary Of The Grant, With A Total Eligible Budget Of 4 Million Euros And A Maximum European Co-Financing Of 2 Million Euros, Equal To 50% Of The Eligible Costs. Activities Carried Out The Activities Concerned The Preparation Of The Feasibility Document Of Project Alternatives (Docfap), With Analysis And Comparison Of The Route Alternatives, And The Subsequent Development Of The Technical-Economic Feasibility Project (Pfte) Of The Ring Road. The Design Activity Was Entrusted To Italferr, An Engineering Company Of The Fs Group, Which Oversaw The Drafting Of The Docfap And The Pfte, Guaranteeing The Development Of The Design Solution, On Which The In-Depth Information Requested By The Local Authorities Was Incorporated, In Line With The National Regulatory Framework And With The European Objectives Of Sustainable Mobility Along The Scan-Med Corridor. Prospects And Reporting Phase Towards Cinea The Project Is Currently In The Final Administrative Management Phase Of The Grant, Which Involves The Presentation Of The Documentation And Information Necessary For The Purposes Of The Investigation By Cinea. The Competent Rfi Structures Are Completing The Administrative-Accounting Activities And Finalizing The Project Dossier On The Funding & Tenders Portal, In Line With The Provisions Of The Grant Agreement, In View Of The Project Reporting Activities.
