Heavy rain caused a rocky slope near Pozzano to give way, sending several rocks onto the SS145 Sorrentina and adding to severe traffic disruption in Castellammare di Stabia.
According to Metropolis Web, the rockfall happened during intense rainfall that also caused flooding in the area, leaving motorists blocked and traffic in difficulty across Castellammare di Stabia.
A difficult stretch at Pozzano
The reported rockfall affected the SS145 Sorrentina near Pozzano, in the municipality of Castellammare di Stabia. The validated reporting describes rocks falling onto the roadway after the slope failed during the rain.
The available sources do not establish how long the rocks blocked or restricted the road at Pozzano on 9 October, and no verified clearance or reopening time was found.
Tunnel had already been damaged by earlier bad weather
The same area had already been affected by severe weather. Anas reported that intense rain had triggered a landslide near the Santa Maria di Pozzano tunnel, flooding the tunnel with mud, debris and water.
Following that earlier event, Anas kept traffic moving through a bypass using the former SS145 and the Seiano tunnel. The affected tunnel section, between kilometres 0.000 and 3.700, was scheduled to remain closed until 15 October 2026.
It is not confirmed from the available sources whether the rockfall reported on 9 October was a new failure, a continuation of the earlier landslide, or a separate event.
Wider severe weather across Campania
The incident occurred during a wider period of severe weather. ANSA reported an orange weather alert active across much of Campania.
As part of the same weather emergency, ANSA also reported the temporary closure of another state road near Giugliano because of flooding. That closure concerned the SS7 Quater near Giugliano, not the SS145 at Castellammare, but it shows the regional scale of the disruption that day.
What travellers should know
No verified current travel-time, diversion, clearance or reopening information was found for the newly reported rockfall at Pozzano.
Travellers in the Castellammare di Stabia area should rely on official updates for the SS145 and the Santa Maria di Pozzano tunnel, particularly because a closure of part of the tunnel system until 15 October 2026 had already been announced and a bypass arrangement was in place. During the orange alert, conditions could change quickly with further rain.
