Italferr is involved in the realisation of the ‘Terzo Valico dei Giovi’ project involving the construction of 53 km of new line (in addition to interconnections), 37 km of which are in tunnels, aimed at improving the connections of the Ligurian port system with the main rail lines in northern Italy and with the rest of Europe. A key part of the TEN-T Rhine-Alpine Core Corridor - the most important European north-south axis on which the largest volume of goods transported in Europe moves, crossing the countries with the greatest industrial vocation (the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy), the Mediterranean with the North Sea, and the ports of the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea with those of Northern Europe - the 'Terzo Valico' project will make it possible to overcome the current obstacles to the development of rail transport between Genoa, Milan and Turin. Thanks to its technical characteristics, in particular slope and gauge (width) of the tunnels, which are much higher than those of existing lines, the new high-capacity line will allow the transit of trucks on freight trains (a.k.a. 'Rolling Road') and of High Cube containers. In parallel, also allowing the passage of long-distance passenger trains, the Terzo Valico integrated with the Genoa Hub will shorten travel time between Genoa and Milan and between Genoa and Turin. The main element of the project is the new twin-bore Valico tunnel with a total extension of 27 km, with by-passes every 500 meters and four intermediate access tunnels.