Night-time closures of the Buriasco tunnel (November 2026)
Date of the event:
The Buriasco tunnel lies along provincial road 2 in Germagnano, at kilometre 31, in the Lanzo valleys. Between 16 and 27 November 2026 the Metropolitan City of Turin, the body that owns the road, carries out inspection and survey work there, requiring the tunnel to be closed to traffic at night.
The closures
The tunnel is closed to traffic from 9pm to 5am from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November and from Monday 23 to Friday 27 November. During the closure, drivers must follow the road signs put up on site, which indicate the changes to traffic and the alternative routes [1][2].
Reason for the works
The checks are part of the ongoing programme of inspections of road structures, carried out under the guidelines of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the activities envisaged under the AINOP system, Italy's national infrastructure monitoring system. The work is also funded through a specific ministerial contribution of 1,400,000 euros [1][2].
The surveys and inspections aim to assess in detail the state of preservation and structural condition of the Buriasco tunnel, in order to gather the technical information needed to define and schedule the subsequent extraordinary maintenance, inspection and repair work on the structures [1][2].
Sources
- Città metropolitana di Torino — 10 November 2026
- TorinoOggi — 10 November 2026