The Italian government has approved funding for urban rail projects in four cities. The Ministers of Infrastructure and Transport and of Economy and Finance have released the first tranche of €362 million out of a total budget of €931 million for 2023 for investments in urban public transport systems. Turin will receive €221.7 million for the extension of its Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 12 to the Allianz Stadium and for works on the Turin – Ceres line. Genoa will receive €74.5 million for the extension of the light metro northwards to Rivarolo and the completion of the Martinez station on the eastern extension of the line. Milan will receive €65.9 million for upgrading fire-fighting equipment on the M1, M2 and M3 metro lines. In addition, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has selected the Italian-Spanish joint venture SSI comprising Fininc and Sacyr to finance, design and build a 10.6 km light metro extension in Catania, Sicily. The €650 million project includes the extension of the standard-gauge light metro from Misterbianco through the Ardizzone tunnel to Paternò.
