Insights

The Sun Above the Toll Booth: The Photovoltaic System at the Roma Est Toll Plaza

Since late August, 466 solar panels have been generating energy atop the canopies at the Barriera Roma Est interchange along the A24 highway. Not a single square meter of additional land was used: the modules are mounted on existing roofs. …

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Tunnels and Safety: An Inseparable Pair

From the rules to follow while traveling to the coordination of emergency response efforts: on the A24 and A25 highways, safety is built every day, including through periodic field drills. Highway safety tolerates neither hierarchies nor shortcuts. Every kilometer must …

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With a date, the journey between the A24 and A25 castles begins

Why a series dedicated to the castles and fortresses that dot the territories between Lazio and Abruzzo? The most immediate answer is that many of these fascinating architectures are clearly visible from the A24 and A25 highways, accompanying them along …

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Sabina Santilli and the Golden Thread League

Born on May 29, 1917, in San Benedetto dei Marsi, in the province of L’Aquila, in a modest family, the second of nine children, Sabina Santilli contracted meningitis when she was only seven years old, a disease that resulted in …

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Ivan Graziani: the rock soul of Abruzzo that continues to thrill

The A24 and A25 highways plow through Abruzzo’s landscapes of rare beauty, lands that nourished the soul of a unique and unforgettable artist: Ivan Graziani. A multifaceted singer-songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and narrator of intense stories, Graziani was able to immortalize …

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Ignazio Silone, May 1 and the 80th anniversary of Fontamara

On the occasion of May 1, a unique concurrence of dates and events lead to the rediscovery but also the discovery of one of Abruzzo’s most illustrious people: Ignazio Silone. May 1, 1900, is the day on which Ignazio Silone …

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