Benevento has brought scheduled buses back to Corso Garibaldi, and the move has opened a debate about how the historic centre should be served. From 12 October 2026, urban line 16-UB runs through Corso Garibaldi on weekdays with four daily passages, a service presented by the city as a way to facilitate access to the historic centre and respond to difficulties affecting businesses there.

Councillor Rosetta De Stasio opposes that solution. She argues that a scheduled, ticketed bus does not provide the kind of access she considers appropriate, and she instead proposes continuous, free transport by smaller electric shuttles along the Corso, alongside free city parking at least on Saturday evenings, Sundays and public holidays.

What the new bus service is

According to AIR Campania, line 16-UB runs through Corso Garibaldi on weekdays with passages at 09:49, 11:49, 16:49 and 18:49.

The operator lists three new stops for the service:

  • Corso Garibaldi
  • Piazza Roma
  • Chiesa Santa Sofia

AIR Campania publishes coordinates for the three stops: Corso Garibaldi at 41.131785, 14.775451; Piazza Roma at 41.131201, 14.777938; and Chiesa Santa Sofia at 41.130312, 14.780572.

The stated institutional objective is to facilitate access to the historic centre and respond to difficulties affecting businesses there.

The counter-proposal: free shuttles and free parking

De Stasio's alternative has two parts. The first is continuous, free access by smaller electric shuttles rather than a scheduled, ticketed bus. The second is to make city parking free at least on Saturday evenings, Sundays and public holidays.

Her proposal was discussed in the Traffic and Heritage Commission. According to the reporting, putting it into practice would require coordination with AIR Campania and financial investment.

Any concern that bus traffic could damage the pavement of Corso Garibaldi is reported as De Stasio's assessment. The sources do not present it as an independently verified engineering finding, and they do not independently verify claims about bus speed or pedestrian-safety risk.

What remains undecided

The sources do not establish whether the proposed free electric shuttle service or the free parking measures were adopted. They also do not quantify passenger demand, operating costs, parking revenue effects, or the extent of any public or commercial response.

For now, readers should treat the four weekday passages of line 16-UB as the confirmed service, and the free shuttles and free holiday parking as a proposal under discussion rather than an approved change.

Useful details for visitors

Corso Garibaldi stop: 41.131785, 14.775451. Piazza Roma stop: 41.131201, 14.777938. Chiesa Santa Sofia stop: 41.130312, 14.780572.

Anyone planning to use line 16-UB to reach the historic centre should check the weekday times — 09:49, 11:49, 16:49 and 18:49 — with AIR Campania before travelling, since the sources describe a weekday service only and do not confirm weekend or holiday operation.