Italy’s motorway concessionaires have announced a series of maintenance closures on two of the country’s busiest arteries – the A4 Brescia-Padova and the A57 Tangenziale di Mestre – from the night of 29 November through the early hours of 30 November. The work will see full shutdowns of the A4 between the Peschiera and Sommacampagna exits (direction Venice) from 21:00 Saturday until 08:00 Sunday, and of the A57 between Mira Oriago and Marghera in both directions from 21:30 to 08:00. Additional toll-booth closures at Peschiera began the previous night.
These stretches form the main east-west corridor linking Milan’s manufacturing belt with the ports and logistics hubs of Venice and Trieste. According to operator Autostrada BS-PD, the interventions are essential to replace expansion joints ahead of winter traffic peaks but will require a complete traffic stop, with diversions funnelled onto provincial roads SS11 and SR11. Autostrade per l’Italia forecasts journey-time increases of up to 60 minutes, a particular headache for freight forwarders running just-in-time deliveries to Veneto’s aerospace and fashion clusters.
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Corporate mobility planners should alert employees driving rental cars from Milan’s Malpensa or Bergamo airports toward meetings in Verona, Vicenza or Padua: GPS systems may not automatically re-route around the closures. Rail remains a viable alternative; Trenitalia has added capacity on Milan–Venice Frecciarossa trains during the shutdown window. Travellers connecting to Venice Marco Polo or Treviso airports for early-morning flights may wish to overnight near the terminals or budget additional road time.
The closures are part of a €2.1 billion upgrade programme for the A4 corridor, which in 2024 carried an average 165,000 vehicles per day, 28 percent of them heavy trucks. Similar weekend works are scheduled for 6–7 and 13–14 December as authorities rush to complete resurfacing before the ski season and the influx of holidaymakers. Logistics associations have renewed calls for clearer, English-language alerts on the Viaggiare in Italia app, arguing that many foreign drivers remain unaware of short-notice works.
For expatriates and assignees based in the Veneto and Lombardy, the advice is straightforward: avoid night-time travel on the affected dates, use rail where possible, and consult the Infoviaggiando website or the CCISS radio channel for live updates. Failure to plan could mean missed flights or delivery penalties – costly mistakes in the run-up to the crucial end-of-year trading period.
These stretches form the main east-west corridor linking Milan’s manufacturing belt with the ports and logistics hubs of Venice and Trieste. According to operator Autostrada BS-PD, the interventions are essential to replace expansion joints ahead of winter traffic peaks but will require a complete traffic stop, with diversions funnelled onto provincial roads SS11 and SR11. Autostrade per l’Italia forecasts journey-time increases of up to 60 minutes, a particular headache for freight forwarders running just-in-time deliveries to Veneto’s aerospace and fashion clusters.
Corporate mobility planners should alert employees driving rental cars from Milan’s Malpensa or Bergamo airports toward meetings in Verona, Vicenza or Padua: GPS systems may not automatically re-route around the closures. Rail remains a viable alternative; Trenitalia has added capacity on Milan–Venice Frecciarossa trains during the shutdown window. Travellers connecting to Venice Marco Polo or Treviso airports for early-morning flights may wish to overnight near the terminals or budget additional road time.
The closures are part of a €2.1 billion upgrade programme for the A4 corridor, which in 2024 carried an average 165,000 vehicles per day, 28 percent of them heavy trucks. Similar weekend works are scheduled for 6–7 and 13–14 December as authorities rush to complete resurfacing before the ski season and the influx of holidaymakers. Logistics associations have renewed calls for clearer, English-language alerts on the Viaggiare in Italia app, arguing that many foreign drivers remain unaware of short-notice works.
For expatriates and assignees based in the Veneto and Lombardy, the advice is straightforward: avoid night-time travel on the affected dates, use rail where possible, and consult the Infoviaggiando website or the CCISS radio channel for live updates. Failure to plan could mean missed flights or delivery penalties – costly mistakes in the run-up to the crucial end-of-year trading period.
