Motion for the abolition of the Carmagnola toll
Date of the event:
On 10 November 2026 the Piedmont Regional Council approves, by unanimous vote of those voting, a motion committing the regional executive (Giunta) to work towards obtaining the abolition of the toll at the Carmagnola tollbooth, on the Turin-Savona motorway. The document, whose first signatory is Lega group leader Fabrizio Ricca, also calls for speeding up construction of the Bretella Est (East Link), an infrastructure project meant to divert traffic heading to southern Piedmont and ease congestion in central Carmagnola [1][2].
Content of the motion
The act approved by the regional assembly identifies the Bretella Est as a project needed to redirect onto an alternative route the traffic heading towards southern Piedmont, so that reducing transit through central Carmagnola does not translate into new problems for areas beyond the motorway tollbooth [1][2].
The regional executive's position
After the vote, Piedmont Region president Alberto Cirio told the Council that he had already opened talks with the operator of the A6 motorway to work out the costs of the move, with the aim of resolving the problem affecting the Carmagnola area. Cirio also announced an operational meeting set for the Thursday following the session [1][2].
The first signatory's statements
Lega group leader Fabrizio Ricca stated that for forty years the town of Carmagnola has endured, on top of local traffic, heavy through-traffic, and that the ring-road project has been ready for twenty-five years without being completed. Ricca described abolishing the toll as a necessary measure pending completion of the Bretella Est, and named, alongside president Cirio, regional councillor Bussalino as another point of contact [2].
Sources
- Il Torinese — 10 November 2026
- ANSA Piemonte — 10 November 2026