Naples - Bari | Cancello - Frasso Telesino section

The project involves the Naples-Bari line to allow for higher speeds, enabling the integration of the Southern Italian railway infrastructure with the “Scandinavia-Mediterranean” Core Corridor. Identified as a priority within the framework of infrastructure investments provided for by the 2014 “Sblocca Italia” [“Unlock Italy”] law and included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the project has us involved in three sections: Cancello-Frasso Telesino, Frasso Telesino-Telese and Telese San Lorenzo-Vitulano. The main objective is to speed up the current link and improve service accessibility in the areas covered, benefiting both national long–distance services and regional and freight services. Our client, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Spa (RFI) has, for the first time in Europe, obtained the U.S. Envision Platinum accreditation for the design of the Frasso Telesino-San Lorenzo section (which includes two of the sections awarded to Ghella). The Envision certification is a rating system for sustainable infrastructure which evaluates project performance in terms of improvements to community quality of life, stakeholder engagement, responsible use of natural resources, environmental and resident species protection, CO2 emissions, and infrastructure durability.

Benefits:

1. Reduction in travel time of 1h 40 min between Naples and Bari. 
2. Modal shift from road to trains. 
3. Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 
4. Improves accessibility to High-Speed rail service in areas at risk of becoming depopulated.