Italian Autostrada, Smog and Trucks 14/10/05 - The Mont Blanc tunnel made world news a while back due to the fact that 24 people died in there when a truck caught alight. Our trip through was much safer, although we almost died when we got hit with the 30 euro toll to make the trip through. On entering the tunnel you tune your radio to the traffic station and they welcome you to the tunnel in French, Italian and English, giving you all the safety instructions you must follow on your drive. Once on the Italian side we found our way through the Italian Alps to Aosta and then the Autostrada in the direction of Milano. Aside form the high fuel costs the toll charges would discourage plenty of Italians from taking too many motoring holidays.
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