The station foundations are being installed at a depth of up to 85m. Site work, which has already begun in the central part of the square, will proceed with archaeological core drilling and soil pre-consolidation work, prior to the station diaphragms being installed. Underground utilities along the alignment are being relocated and, once the soils have been pre-treated, the hydro-mill will be installed.
The station, which will be a central hub for Rome’s Line C – the city’s first driverless underground line – will have eight levels below ground, three entrances and 27 escalators. Each level will cover 4,500m2.
It will be one of Line C’s four “archaeo stations”, with the first level dedicated to artefacts uncovered during the excavation. Discoveries already made include the Auditoria di Adriano – the remains of a two-storey public building of the Emperor Hadrian’s times (117-138 AD).
The project has been commissioned by Roma Metropolitane and is being built by the Metro C consortium, led by Webuild and Vianini Lavori.
Line C will be 26km long and have 29 stations. Around 19km is already in operation, with 22 stations between Montecompatri/Pantano to the east and San Giovanni near the centre. Section T3, which runs 3km between San Giovanni and Colosseo/Fori Imperiali, is 91% complete, with the tunnels completed up to the site of the future Venezia Station.
