The project provides for the installation of new bus shelters and electronic poles at a total of 840 + 40 stops across the public transport network. The goal is to improve the experience of those using surface public transportation near Vatican City, the basilicas, Jubilee event venues, and major tourist attractions. Many of the new poles and shelters have already been installed, but the modernization work continues.
Specifically, the project involves a total of:
- 435 smart bus shelters + 40 additional shelters funded through project financing. All shelters are equipped with interactive information screens that provide real-time waiting times and additional services. Twenty-five of the new shelters are “green,” meaning they include a space with integrated vegetation. The average unit cost is €96,250 + VAT (including installation and connection);
- 405 electronic poles displaying real-time wait times; average unit cost €32,000 + VAT (including installation and connection).
- The project also includes:
- replacing the booths at 14 terminal stations with new structures equipped with offices and restrooms for staff, plus waiting shelters and information displays for customers on all lines;
- renovation and maintenance of all shelters and fixed and electronic poles installed in Rome (over 8,000 stops);
- relocation of the approximately 200 shelters removed to make way for new ones in non-central areas of the city.
The complete map of shelters and poles already installed throughout the city is available at this link https://viaggiacon.atac.roma.it/RomaSiTrasforma/.