Giovanni XXIII Tunnel

Giovanni XXIII Tunnel (also called Passante a Nord-Ovest) is a road tunnel in Rome, Italy, that is part of the Tangenziale Est road. It is about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long.

The twin tunnels form a dual carriageway running under the Monte Mario hill, connecting the northwest zone to northeast zone of Rome.

The tunnel was officially opened on 22 December 2004.

During the construction, ostracod fossils were discovered.^[1]

The tunnel is toll-free.

References

↑ Faranda, Costanza; Gliozza, Elsa; Mazzini, Ilaria (30 November 2007). "Palaeoenvironmental Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene Monte Mario Succession (Rome, Italy) Inferred from Ostracod Assemblages". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 113 (3). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5887. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

External links

"Map of the Tunnel" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

41°56′28″N 12°26′59″E / 41.9410°N 12.4496°E / 41.9410; 12.4496

[1] Faranda, Costanza; Gliozza, Elsa; Mazzini, Ilaria (30 November 2007). "Palaeoenvironmental Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene Monte Mario Succession (Rome, Italy) Inferred from Ostracod Assemblages". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 113 (3). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5887. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

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