section is opened, the ring is completed. 1979: GRA is now officially a highway. 1983: Works to a 6-lane set begin. 1997: 50% of the GRA track is on a 6-lane (2x3) set 2000: 75% of the GRA track is on a 6-lane set 2007: 97% of the GRA track is on a 6-lane set 2011: End of works to the 6-lane set Future expansion It has been suggested that a second ring might be constructed in the future, firstly as an attempt to alleviate congestion on the old one and secondly to offer access to a number of new industrial, commercial and residential zones built around it. Such a project would imply a new external ring-shaped orbital motorway of about , denominated NIA (Nuova infrastruttura anulare, "New ring infrastructure"), which would cost over €5 billion. In popular culture The road was the subject of the 2013 documentary film Sacro GRA which won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Trivia Although the name GRA officially stands for Grande Raccordo Anulare ("Large Orbital Motorway"), the name was actually coined in order to make its acronym be the name of the head of the project, engineer Eugenio Gra. See also List of ring roads Spaghetti junction § Italy – The interchange with SS1 (the Via Aurelia) is a hybrid combination interchange References Bibliography Marco Pietrolucci. La città del Grande Raccordo Anulare. Gangemi Editore, 2012. Ring roads in Italy Transport in Rome Autostrade in Italy Rome Q. XXXI Giuliano-Dalmata Rome Q. XXX San Basilio Rome S. IX Aurelio Rome S. X Trionfale Rome S. VIII Gianicolense Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletics venues