Autostrada A18 (Italy)
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| Autostrada A18 | |
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Messina-Catania Catania-Siracusa Siracusa-Ragusa-Gela | |
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| Section 1 | |
| Length: | 77 km (48 mi) |
| North end: | Messina |
| South end: | Catania |
| Section 2 | |
| Length: | 42 km (26 mi) |
| North end: | Syracuse |
| South end: | Roslini |
| Location | |
| Regions: | Sicily |
| Highway system | |
| Autostrade of Italy | |
The Autostrada A18 is a 77 km (48 mi) motorway on the Ionian coast of Sicily that links Messina to Catania. The motorway is linked to the A20 Messina-Palermo at its northern-end and to the A19 Palermo-Catania through the RA15 Catania's Ring Road at its southern-end. There is also a second stretch of A18, on the south part of the island, running from Syracuse to Rosolini.
Messina – Catania
| A18 MESSINA – CATANIA | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Road |
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 |  Messina-Palermo | 0,0 | 0,0 | ME |  |
 | Messina Sud – Tremestieri | 0,0 | 75,6 | ME | |
 | Toll barrier Messina Sud | 0,0 | 75,6 | ME | |
| | Roccalumera | 21,3 | 54,3 | ME | |
 | Service station "Barracca" | 25,6 | 50,0 | ME | |
| | Taormina | 35,2 | 40,4 | ME | |
| Giardini Naxos | 41,0 | 34,6 | ME | |
| | Service station "Calatabiano" | 42,2 | 33,4 | CT | |
| Fiumefreddo | 47,4 | 28,2 | CT | |
| Giarre | 58,7 | 16,9 | CT | |
| Acireale | 68,9 | 6,7 | CT | |
| | Service station "Aci Sant'Antonio" | 71,3 | 4,3 | CT | |
| Toll barrier Catania Nord | 75,6 | 0,0 | CT | |
| Paesi etnei | CT | | ||
 |  Catania Centre – San Gregorio RA15 – Catania's Bypass | 0,0 | 0,0 | CT | |
A18dir Diramazione Catania Nord
| A18 dir CATANIA NORD | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | |
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|  to Messina RA15 – Catania's Bypass | 0,0 | CT | ||
| San Gregorio | CT | |||
 | Parking Area | CT | |||
| Canalicchio | CT | |||
 | Catania Centro | 4,5 | CT | ||
Siracusa – Ragusa – Gela
A first part of only 9,5 km from Syracuse to Cassibile opened 15 June 1983 but works stopped for over 20 years until in March 2008 a second stretch from Cassibile to Noto was open. The latest part, from Noto to Rosolini, was open to the traffic in October 2008.
Siracusa – Rosolini
| A18 SIRACUSA – ROSOLINI | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European Road |
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 | Siracusa Orientale Sicula | 0 | 40,0 | SR | |
| Canicattini Bagni | 0,1 | SR | | |
| Cassibile | 9,5 | SR | | |
| Avola | 16,7 | SR | | |
| Noto | 26,6 | SR | | |
  | Service station 'Tellaro' (work in progress) | 38,8 | SR | | |
 | Rosolini Sud Occidentale Sicula | 40,0 | 0 | SR | |
Rosolini – Ragusa
This part of the A18 was designed in the early '70s and required re-planning because the original project would have run through archeological areas and natural reserves (created in the '80s and '90s). The new project was completed in 2001 and is partially financed. Works should start in 2013 taking the motorway from Rosolini to Ispica/Pozzallo first and to Modica. Authorities are awaiting for further founding for the completion of this second part of the A18 that should run to Scicli and Ragusa.
Planned Exits (km from Syracuse):
 A18 ROSOLINI-RAGUSA | |||||
| Type | Exit | ↓km↓ | ↑km↑ | Province | European |
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| Rosolini | 41,9 | SR | | |
 | Area di sosta 'Ispica' | 45 | RG | ||
| | Ispica-Pozzallo .svg.png){kind=small} | 49 | |||
| | Modica | 61 | |||
| | Scicli | 71 | |||
| | Area servizio 'Irminio' | 81 | |||
| | Ragusa Marina di Ragusa | 85 | 0 | ||
Ragusa – Gela
The original plan of the A18 would have connected Ragusa to Gela. This part of the project is in advanced state of re-planning but has not got any funding yet.
Planned Exits:
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