Sacro Monte: alternating one-way traffic on Via Campo dei Fiori

Context

TL;DR

• From October 9 to November 30, 2026, traffic arrangements will change
• Via Campo dei Fiori: alternating one-way traffic
• Temporary traffic light and maximum speed limit of 30 km/h
• Slope stabilization works at Sacro Monte

Key facts

• What → arrangement of the slopes
• Where → via Campo dei Fiori
• Period → from 9 October to 30 November 2026
• Traffic → alternate one-way traffic
• Regulation → temporary traffic light system
• Speed → maximum limit of 30 km/h
• Authority → Local Police Command of the Municipality of Varese
• Vehicles → all categories

From 9 October to 30 November 2026 via Campo dei Fiori will be affected by new traffic regulations. The measure, adopted for the slope renovation works, concerns all categories of vehicles that travel on the road leading to Campo dei Fiori and Sacro Monte.

The measure was adopted by the Local Police Command of the Municipality of Varese, which issued an ordinance valid from 9 October to 30 November 2026. In the section affected by the construction site, the temporary establishment of an alternate one-way system regulated by a traffic light system is planned. The provision therefore provides for temporary management of traffic through traffic lights, while the maximum speed limit remains set at 30 km/h.

The changes affect the road that leads to Campo dei Fiori and Sacro Monte. The provision identifies via Campo dei Fiori as the stretch affected by the regulation and links the measure to the slope improvement interventions. The regulation is temporary and refers to the period between 9 October and 30 November 2026.

The operational framework therefore includes two distinct but connected elements: the alternating one-way system and the maximum speed limit of 30 km/h in the section affected by the works. Both provisions are included in the ordinance of the Local Police Command of the Municipality of Varese and are valid for all categories of vehicles.

For those traveling uphill towards Campo dei Fiori or Sacro Monte, the concrete reference is the presence of the temporary traffic light and the indicated speed limit. The ordinance establishes that these changes will apply from October 9 to November 30, 2026.

Operational details

Safety requirements

Alongside the changes to traffic arrangements, the order imposes obligations on the contractor that apply throughout the duration of the activities. The requirements concern three areas: the passage of emergency vehicles and law enforcement, the protection of pedestrians, and the regulation of traffic flows in both directions.

Emergency services, pedestrians and signage

The passage of emergency vehicles and law enforcement vehicles must be guaranteed at all times. This requirement applies to the temporary traffic regulation in the section affected by the works and must be observed by the contractor throughout the duration of the activities.

For construction areas, delimitation and signage are required also during the evening and nighttime hours. During these periods, lighted devices must be used. The contractor must also ensure alternative protected passages for pedestrians. The requirement therefore concerns both the signage of work areas and the possibility of using protected routes in the affected area.

The third requirement concerns the management of the temporary traffic light: the programming of its phases must prevent excessive queues and obstacles to traffic in both directions. The operation of the system therefore falls within the contractor's obligations, together with the delimitation of the area and the protection of pedestrians.

The measure thus links alternating traffic to emergency needs, safety during the evening and nighttime hours, and the protection of pedestrian passages. All these conditions must be maintained throughout the entire period of activity indicated by the order.

Key points

The continuation of the measure on the road

The time window set by the measure runs until November 30, 2026. Until that date, for the section of Via Campo dei Fiori affected by the works, alternating one-way traffic regulated by a temporary traffic-light system is planned, with a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h. The provision applies to all categories of vehicles.

The task entrusted to the contractor does not concern only the slope stabilization works. Throughout the entire period of activity, it must keep the construction areas clearly delimited and marked, including during the evening and night hours, using lighting devices. It must also ensure protected alternative passages for pedestrians and always guarantee the passage of emergency vehicles and law enforcement vehicles.

The ordinance requires the traffic-light system to be operated in accordance with the prescribed requirements. The programming of the temporary traffic light must prevent excessive queues and obstructions to traffic in both directions. The contractor must comply with this rule together with the measures provided for the construction areas, pedestrians and rescue vehicles.

The measure issued by the Local Police Command of the Municipality of Varese temporarily regulates traffic toward Campo dei Fiori and Sacro Monte. According to the ordinance, the operational instructions apply for the duration of the works and include the traffic light for alternating one-way traffic, the 30 km/h limit in the construction section, signage also during night hours, protected passages for pedestrians, and the continuous guaranteed passage of emergency vehicles and law enforcement vehicles.

The measure therefore remains governed by the expiry date indicated in the ordinance, November 30, 2026, and by the requirements that the contractor must comply with throughout the entire activity.

Source: varesenews.it