The new Sir3 tram line will reach the Agripolis campus

03.09.2024

In its latest session, the Padua City Council approved the technical and economic feasibility project for the extension of the Sir3 tram line to the Agripolis university campus in the municipality of Legnaro. This approval is crucial to obtaining funding for the project, which has a total cost of €177,000,000.

This marks the first phase of design, which aims to define potential routes, cost estimates, and the overall feasibility of the project. Once funding is secured, the next steps will be the detailed design and the final design, during which the development of the line will be refined and modifications can be made based on local needs.

The new section will start at the Sir3 terminus in Voltabarozzo, continue along SS516 – Via Piovese, and cross a new bridge to be built over the Bacchiglione River south of the existing one. It will then cross the A13 motorway via the existing bridge and enter Viale dell’Università in the municipality of Legnaro, with the terminus located on Via Orsaretto, where a parking area and a covered depot for vehicles are planned.

This is an initial definition of the route, which may be modified in future design phases based on local needs. The definition of the technical and economic feasibility project was achieved through consultations with all the entities that, in December of last year, signed the collaboration protocol for the extension of the line, including the University of Padua, the National Institute for Nuclear Physics, and the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of the Venezie.

Daniela Mapelli, Rector of the University of Padua, commented: “Having a fast and efficient means of transport that connects Legnaro to Padua is great news for our university as well. Our Agripolis site, a university campus for Agriculture and Veterinary Studies of undisputed high quality, is a large campus that involves more than four thousand people, including students, technical-administrative staff, and faculty. Moreover, two new student residences are planned for construction in Legnaro, which, thanks to the tram, will be effectively connected to Padua. I would like to thank Mayor Sergio Giordani and all the staff of the Municipality of Padua for their efforts in securing the extension of the Sir3 line, one of the many projects that highlight the great synergy between the University and the Municipality of Padua, as well as the mayors of the municipalities crossed by the line and all other involved institutional entities.”