Rome Metro C Line: New York Mayor Adams visits the new 'Colosseo-Fori Imperiali' Station

Work on the 'Colosseo-Fori Imperiali' Station is 90% complete, representing one of the most complex city building sites in the worldColosseo/Fori Imperiali station will be a Museum-Station which, thanks to the interchange with the existing Colosseo station on the Line B, will enhance the network effect in the cityIn addition to the Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station, the Porta Metronia station is nearing completion (93% work in progress), while work on the Venezia station started in June 2023Line C will be the first driverless line in the capital and, with its 29 stations and 26 kilometres, will connect the suburbs in the south-east to those in the north-west, passing through the historic centre, a UNESCO heritage site

Rome, May 11, 2024 - Just a few metres from the Colosseum, work is proceeding rapidly on the construction site of one of the most complex urban sustainable mobility projects in the world, that of the Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station on theLine C of the Rome Metro, commissioned by Roma Metropolitane and built by the consortium company Metro C S.c.p.A., led by Webuild with Vianini Lavori.

The construction site attracts the attention of administrations all over the world: yesterday it was visited by New York Mayor Eric Leroy Adams who, accompanied by Eugenio Patané, Councillor for Mobility of Roma Capitale, went underground to discover one of the museum-stations of the first driverless line in the Capital.

Completion of construction activities on the Colosseo-Fori Imperiali station, which, together with the Porta Metronia station, is part of the T3 section, and the start of section activation tests are expected to take place by October.

The station will represent an interchange with the existing Colosseo station on the Line B, enhancing the network effect of urban mobility. It is spread over four levels and will be the site of a major museum exhibition displaying the archaeological finds unearthed during the related excavations, including the 25 archaic wells that inspired its architecture.

Thanks to the cooperation with the Colosseum Archaeological Park, the most advanced techniques and technologies have been adopted to ensure the utmost protection of the artistic and monumental heritage whilst enhancing it inside the station and making it accessible to the public.

Line C includes 29 stations and 26 kilometres. The section in operation (from Montecompatri/Pantano station, in the south-east of the capital, to San Giovanni station near the Aurelian Walls) includes 22 stations and 19 kilometres.

In addition to the work on the T3 section, work on the Venezia station, which started last June, is ongoing, while the four stations of the T2 section, from Venezia to Clodio/Mazzini, are currently being planned. To ensure completion of the line, the T1 section from Clodio/Mazzini to Farnesina has already been financed.

Once completed, Line C of the Rome Metro will help reduce road traffic by about 400,000 vehicles/day, reducing CO2 emissions by about 310,000 tonnes/year.

More than 1,500 companies in the supply chain, 98% of which are Italian companies, have been involved in the execution of the work currently underway.

Line C, with a fully automated driverless system, will be one of the most innovative metro systems in Italy, just like those that Webuild - with a track record of more than 800 km of completed metro lines - has built and is building in the world, including the Grand Paris Express and the M4 line in Milan that are currently under construction.