Autostrada A10
Autostrada dei Fiori
Route information
Part of E25 E74 E80
Maintained by ANAS
Length	158.1 km (98.2 mi)
Existed	1967–present
Major junctions
From	Genoa
To	Ventimiglia
Location
Country	Italy
Regions	Liguria
Highway system
Roads in Italy Autostrade State Regional Provincial

The Autostrada A10, also known as the Autostrada dei Fiori or the AutoFiori ("fiori" meaning "flowers" in Italian), is an Italian motorway, passing through Liguria and connecting Genoa with Ventimiglia. It connects to the French A8 autoroute, which finishes in Aix-en-Provence, and forms part of European route E80. It is 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) long.^[1]

History

The route from Genoa to Savona was opened on 5 September 1967,^[2] and the route from Savona to Ventimiglia was opened on 6 November 1971.

Between Genoa and Savona, the highway has been improved three times in recent times: the northern route, in the direction of Ventimiglia, has been renovated, while the opposite direction, towards Genoa, is now the original road, which formerly consisted of both directions. Accordingly, this side is of lower quality than the other; the widening of the road to three lanes has necessitated the removal of the emergency lane, and a reduction of all lanes to less than 3.75 m (12.3 ft) - this is less than the regulations of the Italian highway code, and has in turn caused a reduction of the speed limit to 80 km/h (50 mph) for most of the section between Albisola and Genoa Voltri.

The route between Savona and the Italian border, on the other hand, is completely new, having been built in the sixties; it consists of two carriageways side by side, with two lanes in each direction. It has, however, no emergency lane, but includes several places in which it is suitable to make an emergency stop.

On 14 August 2018, a section of the Ponte Morandi bridge that formed part of the A10 collapsed during a storm, killing 43 people.^[3]

The Autostrada today

The route is currently run by two companies: from Genoa to Savona, by the company Autostrade Italy SpA, and from Savona to the border by Autostrada dei Fiori SpA. It has 22 entrances, and includes eight service stations.

Much of the route is built on hillside, with a series of viaducts and tunnels; for this reason, the entire motorway requires paying a toll charge (one of the most expensive in Italy). Past Savona, the motorway visits Albenga, Imperia, San Remo, and Ventimiglia: six kilometres from Ventimiglia, it reaches the border with France. Until the nineties, the border was marked by a change of stripe colour, from yellow to white, alongside a sign in the tunnel indicating the precise location of the border—this is now gone, although its former location can still be discerned from a change of lighting systems, and the different thicknesses of asphalt.

In the opposite direction, the A10 intersects with the A6, towards Turin, the A26, towards the Po Valley, Switzerland, and other major cities in the north of Italy, before finally joining the A7, towards Milan and Tuscany.

The highway has 78 tunnels between Genoa and Nice.

Route

A10 GENOA - VENTIMIGLIA Autostrada dei Fiori
Type	Indication	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province	European road
	Milan Livorno Genova Sampierdarena	0	158,1	Genoa
	Genoa Airport	2	156
	Genoa Pegli	6	152
	Genoa Pra' [4]	11	147
	Alessandria - Gravellona Toce	13	145
	South Terrarossa carpark		140,3
	Arenzano	20	138
	Service station "Piani d'Invrea"	26	132	Savona
	Varazze	27	131
	Celle Ligure	32	126
	Albisola	36	120
	Service station "S.Cristoforo"	42	116
	Complanare Savona Turin Savona "Aurelia Sud" service area	44	113
	"Valleggia Nord" service station
	Spotorno	52	106
	"Borsana Sud" service station
	"Borsana Nord" carpark	55,7
	"Feglino Sud" carpark		100
	Feglino[5]	60	99
	"Aquila Sud" carpark		98,7
	Finale Ligure	63	95
	Pietra Ligure	68	90
	Borghetto Santo Spirito	72	86
	"Piccaro Nord" carpark	75,5
	"Ceriale" service station	77	81
	Albenga	81	77
	Andora	93	65
	"Rinovo" service station	95
	"Valle Chiappa" service station	98.1
	"Valle Chiappa" service station		60
	San Bartolomeo al Mare	104	58	Imperia
	"Gorleri Est" carpark		54,2
	East Imperia	112	52
	West Imperia	119	46
	"Conioli" service station		38
	"Castellaro" service station	123
	Arma di Taggia	128	30
	Sanremo	136	19
	"Bordighera" service station	143	15
	Bordighera	146	12
	Ventimiglia [6] Col de Tende - Cuneo "Autoporto" service station	151,8	6
	Ventimiglia border post	151,8	6
	Menton - Monaco - Nice National border: France	158,1	0

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