Transport
Claims of corruption at Rome bus company
An investigation has begun into claims that Rome's bus company ATAC engaged in the counterfeiting of tickets, amassing almost €70 million a year of undeclared money which...
Bus service down 10 per cent
Up to 100 drivers at Rome's bus company ATAC have called a wildcat strike against their company, trade unions, and the capital – the owner of the troubled public transport body....
Winter ZTL timetable comes into force
The winter timetable of Rome's limited traffic zone (ZTL) is in force from 1 November until 31 March, limiting the movement of certain vehicles within the city's Grande Raccordo A...
This car sharing scheme has been hugely successful in Milan
The car-sharing scheme car2go comes to Rome following its success in Milan where it witnessed 50,000 subscribers and 100,000 journeys within two months of it...
ATAC to reduce bus routes in 2014
Rome's public transport company ATAC will implement a range of cuts to "unnecessary" bus routes, according to the capital's mobility councillor Guido Improta.
The cuts will be int...
Traffic cameras installed and road works continue near the Colosseum
Electronic signs will soon replace traffic police on Via dei Fori Imperiali, reminding motorists that no private traffic is allowed on the section b...
Rome faces major protest by trade unions as well as transport strikes
A national general strike on Friday 18 October will involve a major protest in Rome by trade unions COBAS, CUB and USB, whose members are calling f...
Action postponed until national general strike
A strike by suburban bus company Roma Tpl, originally scheduled for Monday 7 October, has been postponed until Friday 18 October, from 08.30-12.30.
The strike by the s...
Rome commuters unable to get out of locked stations
Commuters on the Rome-Viterbo light rail service were locked in a number of train stations during the capital's 24-hour public transport strike on 1 October.
The...
The incident is the fourth recent landing alert at Rome’s airport
Italy's air navigation safety agency has ordered an investigation after an Alitalia airplane flying from Madrid made an emergency landing at Rome...
Commuters in Rome face yet another public transport strike on Tuesday 1 October.
The 24-hour strike has been called by trade union SUL, on behalf of employees of Rome public tranpsort ATAC, and affects local and...
Strike calls during European Mobility Week Commuters in Rome can expect two public transport strikes on 20 and 21 September.
The announcement comes during Rome's participation in European Mobility Week, an annual eve...
Now that the Costa Concordia is upright two important questions remain. Can she be repaired sufficiently to be floated away from the island? If so, where will she go to be dismantled?
Originally the time for on-site r...
The removal of the wreck of the Costa Concordia is due to start early morning of 16 September, although it was delayed a couple of hours because of bad overnight weather. Experts say it will take approximately 12 hours t...
The Number 3 tram service has been restored between Valle Giulia and Piazzale Ostiense. The trams had been suspended on that section during August, substituted by buses, to allow works on Via Labicana and Viale Manzoni...
Commuters in the capital have been given a temporary reprieve after Rome bus company ATAC postponed the four-hour strike it had planned for the morning of Monday 9 September.
This means that the city's buses, trams, m...
There is potential for traffic chaos in Rome on Monday 9 September as a result of public transport strikes planned by Rome bus company ATAC and regional coach company Cotral.
The scheduled double strike action, which...
According to the American television network CNN, the removal of the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruiser should start in September. The ship has been lying partly submerged in front of the harbour of Giglio, a small...
Tuesday 30 July is a national day of mourning in memory of the 38 victims of a bus crash, one of the worst in recent history, in southern Italy on 28 July. The driver was killed in the accident and a further 19 people in...
The plan to ban private traffic from the stretch of Via dei Fori Imperiali near the Colosseum becomes a reality at 05.30 on Saturday 3 August.
The city will mark the occasion with a “Notte dei Fori” progra...
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