Autostrada A18 (Italy)

A18 Motorway
Autostrada A18
Messina-Catania Catania-Siracusa Siracusa-Ragusa-Gela

Section 1
Length:	77 km (48 mi)
North end:	Messina
South end:	Catania
Section 2
Length:	42 km (26 mi)
North end:	Syracuse
South end:	Roslini
Location
Regions:	Sicily
Highway system
Autostrade of Italy

The A18 near S.Alessio Siculo.

The Autostrada A18 is a 77 km (48 mi) motorway on the Ionian coast of Sicily that links Messina to Catania. The motorway is linked to the A20 Messina-Palermo at its northern-end and to the A19 Palermo-Catania through the RA15 Catania's Ring Road at its southern-end. There is also a second stretch of A18, on the south part of the island, running from Syracuse to Rosolini.

Messina – Catania

Type	Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province
A18 MESSINA – CATANIA
	Messina-Palermo	0,0	0,0	ME
	Messina Sud – Tremestieri	0,0	75,6	ME
	Toll barrier Messina Sud	0,0	75,6	ME
	Roccalumera	21,3	54,3	ME
	Service station "Barracca"	25,6	50,0	ME
	Taormina	35,2	40,4	ME
	Giardini Naxos	41,0	34,6	ME
	Service station "Calatabiano"	42,2	33,4	CT
	Fiumefreddo	47,4	28,2	CT
	Giarre	58,7	16,9	CT
	Acireale	68,9	6,7	CT
	Service station "Aci Sant'Antonio"	71,3	4,3	CT
	Toll barrier Catania Nord	75,6	0,0	CT
	Paesi etnei			CT
	Catania Centre – San Gregorio RA15 – Catania's Bypass	0,0	0,0	CT

A18dir Diramazione Catania Nord

Type	Exit	↓km↓	Province
A18 dir CATANIA NORD
	to Messina RA15 – Catania's Bypass	0,0	CT
	San Gregorio		CT
	Parking Area		CT
	Canalicchio		CT
	Catania Centro	4,5	CT

Siracusa – Ragusa – Gela

The A18 near Noto's exit.

A first part of only 9,5 km from Syracuse to Cassibile opened 15 June 1983. After this, one had to wait for over 20 years until in March 2008 a second stretch from Cassibile to Noto went into service. The latest part, from Noto to Rosolini, opened to traffic in October 2008.

Siracusa – Rosolini

Type	Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province
A18 SIRACUSA – ROSOLINI
	Siracusa Orientale Sicula	0	40,0	SR
	Canicattini Bagni	0,1		SR
	Cassibile	9,5		SR
	Avola	16,7		SR
	Noto	26,6		SR
	Service station 'Tellaro' (work in progress)	38,8		SR
	Rosolini Sud Occidentale Sicula	40,0	0	SR

Rosolini – Ragusa

This part of the A18 was designed in the early '70s and required re-planning because the original project would have run through archeological areas and natural reserves (created in the '80s and '90s). The new project was completed in 2001 and is partially financed. Works should start in 2013 taking the motorway from Rosolini to Ispica/Pozzallo first and to Modica. Authorities are awaiting for further founding for the completion of this second part of the A18 that should run to Scicli and Ragusa.

Planned Exits (km from Syracuse):

Type	Exit	↓km↓	↑km↑	Province
A18 ROSOLINI-RAGUSA
	Rosolini	41,9		SR
	Area di sosta 'Ispica'	45		RG
	Ispica-Pozzallo	49
	Modica	61
	Scicli	71
	Area servizio 'Irminio'	81
	Ragusa Marina di Ragusa	85	0

Ragusa – Gela

The original plan of the A18 would have connected Ragusa to Gela. This part of the project is in advanced state of re-planning but has not got any funding yet.

Planned Exits:

Motorways in Italy

Major routes	A1 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 ~~A17~~ A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A91

Beltways	A50-A51-A52-A58 (Milan) A54 (Pavia) A55 (Turin) A56 (Naples) A57 (Venice) A60 (Varese) A90/GRA (Rome) RA 01 (Bologna) RA 15 (Catania)

Road tunnels	T1 Mont Blanc T2 Great St Bernard T3 Bargagli-Ferriere T4 Fréjus

Junctions	RA 02 RA 03 RA 04 RA 05 RA 06 RA 07/A53 RA 08 RA 09 RA 10 RA 11 RA 12 RA 13 RA 14 RA 16 ~~RA 17~~

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