Autostrada A8 (Italy)

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Lombardy

• In construction
• In planning

The Autostrada A8 (Italian for, A8 ') is an Italian motorway in the north of the country, which is also part of the Autostrada dei Laghi. It is 42.6 km long and toll roads.

Course

The A9 begins in the north of Milan, the capital of Lombardy in the Via Certosa. After a few kilometers it reaches the node with the A4 motorway. From here it leads northward through the Po Valley to the junction of the second path portion of the Autostrada dei Laghi, the A9, which leads to Como and beyond to Switzerland.

The A8 passes near the town of Busto Arsizio and Gallarate, where one highway branch (Italian Diramazione ), the A8 connects with the A26 motorway. Here it turns northward and reached the city of Varese, near the lake of the same end point. The sequel is the SS 233, which leads to the Swiss border, and the SS 394, which runs to Lake Maggiore.

History

The A8 is the oldest of the Italian motorways and one of the oldest in the world. The highway was opened on 21 September 1924.

→ for more details see: Autostrada dei Laghi

Management and development of state

The highway is now managed by the Italian motorway company Autostrade per l' Italia.

The highway is four lanes in the northern section. To the south of the junction to the A26, it has six, between the triangle with the A9 Milan and even eight lanes on. The construction work was completed in 1999, the total cost amounted to 64.7 million euros.

Toll

The A8 is a toll road, but it has, unlike most highways, another toll system. Normally, the amount of the toll is determined by the distance traveled and used road and the vehicle class. The toll is paid on exiting the motorway motorway stations.

However, this highway is an open system ( Italian: sistema Aperto ) managed, ie at the two toll stations, regardless of the distance traveled, just a lump sum levied.

→ see also: toll in Italy