Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest. From Wikipedia
Italian and French transport ministers hailed revived passage as an economic lifeline after Politecnico di Torino approved bidirectional traffic, with local officials warning of persistent road maintenance and funding shortfalls in Cuneo province