If it were a football match, the one between the Florentines and the traffic would be ‘el clasico’. Especially for the iron treatment to which the city has been subjected for at least 5 years now. The one generated by the restrictions on the tramway works is a necessary evil. But when will the final whistle come? The decisive match will be played during this council. In addition to the inauguration of the VACS scheduled for September, the issue to be resolved remains the 7 kilometers of the new Libertà-Bagno a Ripoli line (3.2.1). Perhaps one of the most invasive lines. The works should already begin this summer in the Piazza Beccaria-Lungarno della Zecca section and finish in 3 years. There are at least three hot spots. The first at Piazzale Donatello. Here it will arise
the stop of the same name and around the English cemetery ‘near’ which the tramway will pass, the lanes reserved for cars will become three both in the direction of Libertà and in the direction of Arno. The unknowns? The coexistence of tram-car in the turn of the latter towards via Masaccio. On the avenues the tramway will continue to run along the central location, leaving two lanes in each direction for cars (also in Beccaria) where it will bifurcate at Porta la Croce to return to a single trajectory at the entrance to Viale Giovine Italia. Another point to handle with gloves is Lungarno del Tempio, at the current traffic light
where it is possible to turn left for those arriving from the center towards Alberti. Traffic light synchronization will play a key role. Especially on the nerves of the city.
