Rail traffic on the line crossing Florence is closing again, with Italy divided in two and possible inconveniences for tourists and commuters. After the removal of the old deck, completed in the first window of July, work on the replacement of the Ponte al Pino railway overpass enters its decisive phase. From 11 PM on Sunday, July 26, until 11 AM on Thursday, July 30, Rete ferroviaria italiana (Rfi), a company of Ferrovie dello Stato (Fs), will launch the second operational window of the intervention in the Tuscan hub, dedicated to the laying of the new bridge. The structure, weighing approximately 550 tons, will be placed in the position of the previous structure removed during the first phase of the works. The operation represents one of the most complex passages of the construction site, in a highly urbanized and strategic area for railway and city mobility. The intervention is part of the program for the renewal and strengthening of the safety of the infrastructure connecting the center of Florence with the Campo di Marte area.
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To allow the execution of the activities, railway circulation will be reorganized between July 26 and 30, with a reduction of approximately 50% of the trains scheduled in the Florence hub, according to a plan defined with the railway companies. The changes will affect various services: high-speed, intercity, and regional, with possible cancellations, route limitations, schedule variations, and extended travel times. On some routes, substitute services or bus connections between the main Florentine stations may be provided. Some high-speed trains (Frecciarossa and Italo) could be diverted along the Tyrrhenian line (Rome-Pisa), with an increase in travel times of up to two hours and 30 minutes (already incorporated into sales systems), while regional trains will stop at Firenze Campo di Marte, from where shuttles will depart for the city center. The authorities’ appeal remains to limit, as much as possible, travel to Florence and to resort to smart working.
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The first phase of the works concluded on July 10, and in that window, the old deck was removed, sectioned into three parts, and moved with a 2,000-ton crane. The Tuscan Transport Councillor, Filippo Boni, recalls the critical issues recorded in the first days, corrected also with the contribution of citizens’ reports, hoping that the experience gained will allow the new phase to be faced with fewer inconveniences. The demolitions of the existing abutments, preparatory to the laying of the new bridge, had been started. With the installation of the railway overpass, the intervention will enter its final phase, completing a central step for the replacement of a strategic work for the Florence railway hub and for mobility in the Ponte al Pino area.
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