Roma have moved one step further in their new stadium project after a key ‘approval' was secured from the Capitoline Assembly.
The project will see a new football stadium built in the Pietralata area of Rome, with the plan for the ground to succeed Stadio Olimpico as Roma's permanent home.
Alongside the stadium, which is proposed to have 60,605 seats, the project will also include additions to existing transport links and extensions to other services to help better serve the stadium and its wider complex, which is set to include a training centre and entertainment and shopping facilities.
The project for a new stadium in the Pietralata area was first proposed in 2022, and there has now been a major breakthrough in the process to get construction underway.
Roma's stadium project enters decisive phase
Roma's new stadium project has finally broken through the administrative deadlock after receiving approval by the Capitoline Assembly, Rome's main representative and legislative body, bringing an end to the compliance review phase for the project.
The outcome means that the project in Pietralata has been deemed to incorporate all required corrections and recommendations, with Roma also fulfilling its obligation to adapt the design to be in line with feedback from public groups in regards to the environmental impact, public space and transport infrastructure.
The approval also means that the project has received renewed confirmation of its “public interest” status, meaning the plan can move ahead under its current framework with the legal basis for further administrative decisions.
Having now received the approval from the Capitoline Assembly, the project will now enter the decisive decision-making service conference.
This step will involve all institutions responsible for issuing final permits, including local authorities and environmental agencies, and it is at this stage that the final decision regarding construction being allowed to get started will be made.
If permission is received at this stage, construction on the project is anticipated to get underway in 2027, with the plan for the stadium to be complete by 2030.
FGG Says:
It will be sad to see potentially another historic football stadium be replaced if Roma do get their move away from the Stadio Olimpico, which has been their home since 1953.
However, the overall project appears to be a positive for the entire city, bringing a modernised ground alongside new shopping and entertainment facilities.