Naples – Work on the new High Speed/High Capacity Naples line continues at a steady paceBari. This morning the excavation of the Telese and Reventa tunnels was completed, respectively along the Frasso Telesino-Telese and Telese-Vitulano lots, marking a fundamental milestone for the railway infrastructure destined to revolutionize mobility in Southern Italy.
The Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transport Tullio Ferrante, the Mayor of Telese Terme Giovanni Caporaso, the CEO of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) Aldo Isi and the Government Commissioner for the project, Roberto Pagone, attended to celebrate the breakthrough of the last diaphragm of the 3-kilometer-long Telese tunnel.
With the activation of the Cancello–Frasso Telesino section expected by the end of 2025, it will be possible to travel from Naples to Bari in just 2 hours and 40 minutes. Once the entire line is completed, travel times will be further reduced: 2 hours between Naples and Bari, 3 hours between Bari and Rome and 4 hours to connect Lecce and Taranto with the capital.
The Frasso Telesino–Telese lot involves the doubling and speeding up of the railway line for 11 kilometres, in addition to the construction of two new stops in Amorosi and Telese. The works, entrusted by Rfi under the direction of Italferr (FS Group), are being carried out by a temporary consortium composed of Pizzarotti, Ghella, Itinera, Salcef and Eds Infrastrutture, for a total investment of approximately 245 million euros.
At the same time, the excavation of the Reventa tunnel – approximately 150 metres long – was completed, the first of seven planned in the Telese–San Lorenzo Maggiore–Vitulano section.
On this stretch, work is underway to double the line over 19 kilometers and build three new stops in Solopaca, San Lorenzo, and Ponte Casalduni. The contract, with a total value of approximately 500 million euros, was awarded to the Telese Consortium (Ghella, Itinera, Salcef, and Coget Impianti).
The entire Naples-Bari line, worth approximately 6 billion euros – also financed with PNRR funds – represents a strategic infrastructure included in the European railway corridor TEN-T Scandinavia–Mediterranean.
The project is also part of the “Cantieri Parlanti” initiative promoted by FS in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, with the aim of ensuring transparency and information on major works in progress.
The first section Bovino-Cervaro has been operational since 2017, while on all the other sections the construction sites are currently active. Once completed, the new AV/AC line will favor the transversal connection between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic, significantly improving the connectivity between Puglia, Campania and the rest of the national high-speed network.
Article published on 9 April 2025 - 15:34
