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Ferrara opens redesigned northwest entrance after €4.85 million upgrade
The city of Ferrara has completed a major upgrade to its northwest entrance in northern Italy.
The €4.85 million project covered roads and public spaces between via Modena, viale Po, via Marconi and via del Lavoro.
Italy’s PNRR funded the work as part of an urban regeneration programme.
The redesigned area includes two roundabouts and completed walking and cycling routes.
A disused railway strip on via Marconi is now a cycle and walking path beside a tree-lined green strip.
Better lighting and safer crossings are intended to make daily journeys easier, while surfaces and plants were chosen to support drainage and local conditions.
The completed project aims to reconnect the northwest area with the city centre and improve its public spaces.
Ferrara inaugurated its redesigned northwest entrance on 20 October after a €4.85 million upgrade funded by Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The project renewed the area between via Modena, viale Po, via Marconi and via del Lavoro.
It added two roundabouts, pedestrian and cycling routes, green spaces and improved public lighting.
A disused railway alignment on via Marconi was converted into a path for pedestrians and cyclists beside a tree-lined green strip.
The city said the work aims to improve connections, safety and public spaces and link the northwest area more closely with the city centre.
- Who
- The Municipality of Ferrara carried out the project. Mayor Alan Fabbri and Deputy Mayor Alessandro Balboni attended the inauguration.
- What
- Ferrara inaugurated a redesigned northwest entrance after a €4.85 million urban renewal project.
- When
- 20 October 2026.
- Where
- The northwest entrance area of Ferrara, between via Modena, viale Po, via Marconi and via del Lavoro.
- Why
- To improve connections, safety and the area’s appearance, and make it more accessible on foot and by bicycle.
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The city announced that the inauguration would take place on 20 October at via Modena 4.
Ferrara inaugurated the redesigned northwest entrance after the upgrade.
- Total investment
- €4.85 million
- Funding
- Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)
- Roundabouts
- Two: at via Modena and via Marconi, and at viale Po and via Modena
- Reused railway alignment
- Via Marconi, converted into a pedestrian and cycle path beside a tree-lined green strip
- Path route
- From the Centro unico permessi to the entrance of the Il Doro shopping centre
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What people are saying
The northwest entrance, made possible thanks to the funds the municipality secured and obtained from the PNRR, has become a new calling card for Ferrara, but above all a more liveable place for those who live there and pass through every day.
We recovered the disused railway to create a pedestrian and cycle path alongside a tree-lined green strip, serving residents.