The need for a motorway to link the cities of Vicenza and Treviso in Italy emerged in the 1970s as the Venetian countryside became increasingly urbanised, while the opening of the European Union to the east in the 1990s also brought more traffic across the region.
To address this, the first stone of the Pedemontana Veneta or “SPV” toll highway was laid in November 2011 in Romano d'Ezzelino, and in 2012 work began on the first stretch of the 2.6-billion-euro road. Once completed in May 2022, the SPV’s 162 kilometres will link Vicenza and Treviso, interconnect with three national motorways, and deliver greater mobility for the area’s 4.9 million inhabitants and the 500,000 businesses that call the region home.
