Awarding of the Decreto Ponti contracts (October 2026)

The awarding of the Decreto Ponti contracts is the completion, by the Metropolitan City of Turin, of the tender procedures for 12 road works funded with the money allocated by the 2018 Decreto Ponti (Bridges Decree), for a total of 71.9 million euros. The deadline, set by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for 31 October 2026, was met by the authority's internal working group, coordinated by metropolitan deputy mayor Jacopo Suppo ^[1][2].

The funded works

Among the works included in the programme is the new Preti bridge at km 9+400 of the SS 565 Pedemontana state road at Strambinello, with a construction cost of 25.5 million euros; the contract was awarded on 28 October 2026 to the temporary consortium being formed by CO.GE.FA. spa and CIMOLAI spa ^[1][2].

Also planned is a new bridge over the Po river at km 1+450 of the SP 92 provincial road, in the municipalities of Castiglione Torinese and Settimo Torinese, worth a total of 19.5 million euros, of which 14 million is allocated by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, 2 million from the Development and Cohesion Fund, and 3.5 million from the Metropolitan City's own funds. The contract was awarded on 29 October 2026 to CEC-Consorzio Stabile Europeo Costruttori società consortile a responsabilità limitata (a limited liability consortium company) ^[1][2].

The programme includes extraordinary maintenance of the bridge between Crescentino and Verrua Savoia along the SP 107 provincial road, with works under way and an initial cost of 6 million euros, topped up with a further one million euros compared with the first allocation ^[1][2]. It also includes the new Borgo Revel bridge over the Dora Baltea river, along the SP 31bis provincial road, whose works had been awarded in 2025 to the company SCR Piemonte: the overall project is worth 22.788 million euros, of which 5.62 million euros is borne by the Metropolitan City, including 3.5 million earmarked for the extraordinary maintenance of the existing combined road-and-rail bridge ^[1][2]. Lastly, the programme includes extraordinary maintenance of the bridge over the Po at Carignano, at km 1+150 of the SP 122 provincial road, at a cost of 6.5 million euros ^[1][2].

Statements

Metropolitan deputy mayor Jacopo Suppo said he had met the 31 October deadline set by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, crediting the result to the joint work of the Road Network Department, the Procurement Directorate and the Budget Directorate of the Metropolitan City. He noted that the authority had committed 1.242 million euros of its own resources to speed up the design phase, and thanked the national ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) for its cooperation with the Ministry ^[1][2].

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Sources

1. Decreto Ponti, la Città Metropolitana ha assegnato tutti gli appalti. Suppo: "Lavoro di squadra per il territorio" — TorinoOggi, 2 November 2026
2. Decreto Ponti: la Città metropolitana ha assegnato tutti gli appalti. Suppo: “Un lavoro di squadra per il territorio” — Città metropolitana di Torino, 2 November 2026