Autostrada A12 (Italy)

The Autostrada A12 or Autostrada Azzurra ('blue motorway') is an autostrada (Italian for 'motorway') 275.4 kilometres (171.1 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Liguria, Tuscany and Lazio composed of two unconnected parts. The first one connects Genoa and San Pietro in Palazzi, the second connects Tarquinia and Rome. The road is one of the motorways on the Italian west coast. It is a part of the E80 European route.

Autostrada A12
Autostrada Azzurra Blue motorway
Route information
Part of E80
Maintained by ANAS
Length	275.4 km (171.1 mi)
Existed	1967–present
Major junctions
North end	Genoa
Major intersections	A7 and A10 in Genoa A15 in Albiano Magra A11 in Pisa A1 in Monte Romano Grande Raccordo Anulare and A1 in Fiumicino and in Rome
South end	Rome
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio
Highway system
Roads in Italy Autostrade State Regional Provincial Municipal
← A 11 → A 13

Overview

Plans to build the remaining stretch have existed for long time. A "superstrada" (an almost motorway-like road, with 2 separate carriageways and interchanges) with a speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph) exists between San Pietro in Palazzi and Grosseto, but the present road between Grosseto and Tarquinia has 90 km/h (56 mph) speed limit, with long parts of single carriageway and even some parts of 2-lane road. The 2 proposed solutions are an entirely new motorway (with higher impact on the environment), and the upgrade to motorway standard of the present road (more environmentally friendly).

On 17 May 2017 the European Commission announced that it would be taking legal action against the government of Italy for awarding an extension of its A12 motorway concession contract to Società Autostrada Tirrenica p.A without undertaking a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with EU procurement regulations.^[1]

Route

Autostrada A12 in Genoa

Autostrada A12 near Genoa

Autostrada A12 near Recco

Autostrada A12 near Santo Stefano di Magra

Autostrada A12 near Civitavecchia

GENOVA – ROMA Autostrada Azzurra
Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province	European route
Milano - Genova Ovest Ventimiglia Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport	0.0 km (0 mi)	463.7 km (288.1 mi)	GE	E80
Genova Est	4.2 km (2.6 mi)	459.5 km (285.5 mi)
Genova Nervi	11.5 km (7.1 mi)	452.2 km (281.0 mi)
Rest area "Sant'Ilario"	14.5 km (9.0 mi)	455.2 km (282.8 mi)
Recco	22.8 km (14.2 mi)	440.9 km (274.0 mi)
Rapallo	28.4 km (17.6 mi)	435.3 km (270.5 mi)
Chiavari	38.3 km (23.8 mi)	425.4 km (264.3 mi)
Lavagna	41.1 km (25.5 mi)	422.6 km (262.6 mi)
Sestri Levante	48.7 km (30.3 mi)	415.0 km (257.9 mi)
Rest area "Riviera"	48.8 km (30.3 mi)	414.9 km (257.8 mi)
Deiva Marina	60.5 km (37.6 mi)	403.2 km (250.5 mi)	SP
Carrodano - Levanto	70.1 km (43.6 mi)	393.6 km (244.6 mi)
Brugnato - Borghetto Vara	75.8 km (47.1 mi)	387.9 km (241.0 mi)
Rest area "Brugnato"	76.8 km (47.7 mi)	386.9 km (240.4 mi)
Albiano Magra - Ceparana	93.0 km (57.8 mi)	370.7 km (230.3 mi)
La Spezia - Parma Port of La Spezia Santo Stefano di Magra Cinque Terre National Park Porto Venere - Lerici	94.4 km (58.7 mi)	369.3 km (229.5 mi)
Rest area "Magra"	96.5 km (60.0 mi)	367.2 km (228.2 mi)
Sarzana Ancient Luna	101.6 km (63.1 mi)	362.1 km (225.0 mi)
Carrara	110.0 km (68.4 mi)	353.7 km (219.8 mi)	MS
Massa	116.4 km (72.3 mi)	347.3 km (215.8 mi)
Versilia	127.9 km (79.5 mi)	335.8 km (208.7 mi)	LU
Rest area "Versilia"	131.2 km (81.5 mi)	332.5 km (206.6 mi)
Lucca-Viareggio	135.7 km (84.3 mi)	328.0 km (203.8 mi)
Firenze Pisa nord	151.0 km (93.8 mi)	312.7 km (194.3 mi)	PI
Pisa Centro SGC FI-PI-LI Pisa International Airport	161.6 km (100.4 mi)	302.1 km (187.7 mi)
Rest area "Castagnolo"	163.5 km (101.6 mi)	300.2 km (186.5 mi)
Livorno Port of Livorno SGC Variante Aurelia SGC FI-PI-LI	170.7 km (106.1 mi)	293.0 km (182.1 mi)
Collesalvetti SGC FI-PI-LI	177.8 km (110.5 mi)	285.9 km (177.7 mi)	LI
Rest area "Savalano"[a]	196.0 km (121.8 mi)	--
Rest area "Fine"[b]	--	263.6 km (163.8 mi)
Rosignano Marittimo SGC Variante Aurelia Livorno	205.9 km (127.9 mi)	257.8 km (160.2 mi)
Toll gate Rosignano	206.9 km (128.6 mi)	256.8 km (159.6 mi)
End of motorway section	210.0 km (130.5 mi)	253.7 km (157.6 mi)
Cecina Nord	--	--	LI
Cecina Centro di Val di Cecina Volterra	--	--
Cecina Sud - La California	--	--
Castagneto - Donoratico	--	--
San Vincenzo nord	--	--
San Vincenzo sud	--	--
Rest area "Venturina"	--	--
|Venturina - Piombino Via Val di Cornia - Piombino Port of Piombino Ferries to Elba and Tuscan Archipelago Piombino steel plant	--	--
Rest area "Campiglia"	--	--
Vignale Riotorto	--	--
Follonica nord	--	--	GR
Follonica est - Massa Marittima	--	--
Scarlino	--	--
Gavorrano	--	--
Gavorrano scalo	--	--
Giuncarico	--	--
Braccagni	--	--
Rest area "Braccagni"	--	--
Rest area "Grosseto"	--	--
Grosseto nord	--	--
Grosseto Roselle di Paganico - Siena Raccordo Firenze-Siena Senese Aretina Milano-Napoli Perugia	--	--
Grosseto Est Industrial area	--	--
Grosseto sud	--	--
Rest area "Rispescia"	--	--
Fonteblanda	--	--
Rest area "Capalbio Ovest"[a]	--	--
Capalbio	--	--
Rest area "Capalbio Est"[c]	--	--
Pescia Romana	--	--	VT
Centrale Enel	--	--
Montalto di Castro	--	--
Riva dei Tarquini	--	--
Start of motorway section	384.2 km (238.7 mi)	79.3 km (49.3 mi)	VT
Toll gate Tarquinia	385.7 km (239.7 mi)	77.8 km (48.3 mi)
Tarquinia	387.9 km (241.0 mi)	75.6 km (47.0 mi)
Monte Romano Orte-Viterbo Milano-Napoli Terni-Perugia-Cesena-Ravenna	393.0 km (244.2 mi)	70.5 km (43.8 mi)
Rest area "Corneto"[a]	396.9 km (246.6 mi)	--
Civitavecchia Porto Via Aurelia	397.6 km (247.1 mi)	65.1 km (40.5 mi)
Rest area "Tolfa"[b]	--	59.5 km (37.0 mi)	RM
Civitavecchia Nord Port of Civitavecchia	406.2 km (252.4 mi)	57.5 km (35.7 mi)
Toll gate Aurelia	411.4 km (255.6 mi)	52.3 km (32.5 mi)
Civitavecchia Sud	411.5 km (255.7 mi)	52.2 km (32.4 mi)
Santa Marinella - Santa Severa	422.6 km (262.6 mi)	41.1 km (25.5 mi)
Rest area "Tirreno"	424.5 km (263.8 mi)	39.2 km (24.4 mi)
Cerveteri - Ladispoli	435.8 km (270.8 mi)	27.9 km (17.3 mi)
Torrimpietra Via Aurelia Firenze Grande Raccordo Anulare	448.8 km (278.9 mi)	14.9 km (9.3 mi)
Toll gate Roma Ovest	452.1 km (280.9 mi)	11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Maccarese - Fregene	452.4 km (281.1 mi)	11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Rest area "Arrone"	455.2 km (282.8 mi)	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Roma - Fiumicino Napoli Grande Raccordo Anulare Rome Fiumicino Airport Rome Ciampino Airport Rome Urbe Airport	463.7 km (288.1 mi)	0.0 km (0 mi)

A11/A12 Lucca-Viareggio connection

A11/A12 Lucca-Viareggio connection near Massarosa

AUTOSTRADA A11/A12 Lucca - Viareggio connection
Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province	European route
Firenze-Pisa	0.0 km (0 mi)	18.2 km (11.3 mi)	LU	--
Lucca Ovest	0.7 km (0.43 mi)	17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Rest area "Monte Quiesa"[d]	9.7 km (6.0 mi)	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Massarosa	12.0 km (7.5 mi)	6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Genova - Roma	18.0 km (11.2 mi)	0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Viareggio	18.2 km (11.3 mi)	0.0 km (0 mi)

Livorno connection

Toll gate Livorno

DIRAMAZIONE LIVORNO Livorno connection
Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province
Genova-Rosignano	0.0 km (0 mi)	4.5 km (2.8 mi)	PI
Toll gate Livorno	0.8 km (0.50 mi)	3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Via Aurelia Stagno Nord	1.3 km (0.81 mi)	3.2 km (2.0 mi)
SGC FI-PI-LI Stagno Sud	3.8 km (2.4 mi)	0.4 km (0.25 mi)	LI
Variante Aurelia	4.5 km (2.8 mi)	0.0 km (0 mi)

Notes

1. Only in the direction of Rome.
2. Only in the direction of Genoa.
3. Northern carriageway only
4. Only for traffic in the direction of the A12