We will be driving on early June from Matera to Salerno. The fastest driving route suggested by gmaps is via E847 but there's a warning sign on the route and a note 'Avoid road closure on E847'. is this just temporary closure or the road has been closed for a long time?
Posted by
Italy
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Can you use the real road numbers? I don't know what to look for on Autostrade and ANAS sites.
Posted by
OP
464 posts
I'm not sure where to look at in gmaps for real road numbers. I thought E847 is the road number. Here's the detail of the roads need to be taken in gmaps.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Il+Belvedere,+Via+Casalnuovo,+Matera,+Province+of+Matera,+Italy/Piazza+Vittorio+Veneto,+33,+Salerno,+Province+of+Salerno,+Italy/@40.7053485,15.1333518,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x13477edb1278606d:0xc3d6b0d8d8c95723!2m2!1d16.613075!2d40.660794!1m5!1m1!1s0x133bc239a9cfffff:0xeb5be953a378760a!2m2!1d14.772012!2d40.6745122!3e0
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Hi Jen. It seems to say that this route "avoids" the road closure, so Google maps has already taken that into account and given you a route. If you zoom in you can see the road closure ; it seems like you just have to take another short detour to join the E847 again.
Posted by
OP
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Hi Mike, thanks! I see your point. Yes , it seems gmaps already directs the route avoiding that road closure. it seems it goes through a certain unpaved roads and row of trees though. the street view is pretty outdated from 2015. when i try to point the 'golden guy' there, it just shows pitch black view.
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Yes you are right. The street view is from 2010, and the stretch you mention is in black, and from 2015.
I'm not sure which is more accurate. Hopefully somebody else who knows the area can help.
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
E-something is the EU numbering system that nobody except gmaps and EU bureaucrats uses. It's stupid, it doesn't say anything about the kind of road you'll be driving on. Every road is called E+nuber as if an "A" tolled motorway and an "SP" local road were the same thing while driving through the mountains.
Out of a couple of exceptions nobody in Italy calls roads by that system.
You'll see those codes only on the green motorway signs, but even on those signs it will be written in a smaller character under the real code. Out of the tolled network the EU system will disappear and you'll see only SS and SP codes to identify the roads on blue signs, expect something like this:
http://quotidianomolise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/segnali-nuovi-2-e1454092885549-800x573.jpg
Posted by
OP
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Hi Dario,
good point mentioned! the other name is SS407. Learnt something else through this forum :)
Posted by
Old Pueblo
144 posts
Jen, I rode the SITA bus from Salerno to Matera on May 2nd. As others have posted, it is just a matter of bypassing some bridge construction. It caused of delay of no more than 15-20 minutes to the entire trip.
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OP
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thanks Anubis, i need to catch the ferry at 11 so I could make time for lunch in Amalfi