The Councilor for Mobility Patanè presented the resolution that will extend the limit of 30 km/h in the historic center and in some roads scattered in the 15 municipalities of Rome. The roads concerned and the entry into force of the provision
Road safety in the heart of Romewhere the speed limit will be lowered to 30 km/h not only in the entire historic center, but also in a list of roads scattered throughout 14 remaining municipalities. The 4 September 2025 The Councilor for Capitoline Transport, Eugenio Patanèhas presented the resolution on the Capitol, now being approved, which will lower the speed limit in the area between via dei Cerchi and Viale del Muro Torto, from Corso Vittorio to Piazza della Repubblica. The plan provides that the new one “Zone 30” On the streets of the Center (Town Hall I), you become operational by September. The measure will uniform the speed limit a 30 km/h On the roads where it is not already in force – it is already active on about 40% of the streets of the center – including larger arteries such as via Nazionale, via dei Fori Imperiali, via Veneto or Corso Vittorio Emanuele, where the limit was so far 50 km/h. According to the studies of Rome Mobility Servicesarea 30 will reduce the danger index by 22%, with benefits especially at night. The impact on travel times “will be minimal”: the buses (which have the waiting and travel times among the longest in Europe, editor’s note) will pass from an average of 8.66 to 8.62 km/hfor taxis and private cars we talk about 10 seconds more During the day and 35 at night, while for the goods the estimated increase is of 4 minutes. The measure does not only have security value: at 30 km/h the risk of mortality For pedestrians it is reduced to 1% (5% for over 60), against 31% at 70 km/h. Always second Rome Services and Mobilitythe measure also contributes to reducing pollution: -19% nitrogen oxides, -3.8% CO₂ and -3.6% carbon monoxide. Even the average noise in the city center will drop by 2 decibels, equal to a 38% reduction in the sound intensity.
The other municipalities
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The Mobility Department has already defined the new limits on 35 single roadssoon extended to 52 distributed in the 15 municipalities of the capital. The list of roads affected by the new speed limit at 30 km/h:
“Rome must take steps because the number of victims on the roads, especially among the weakest subjects, is too high – Comment on Councilor Patanè – We can no longer archive these tragedies as if they don’t concern us. The truth is that everyone concerns us. “