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Pope Pius VI in 1780 began the rearrangement of the Via Appia, in order to achieve a fast link between Rome and Terracina, where there was intense work on the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes.

The first route of the new " National Road " arrived to follow the Via Appia Antica, only to stray from the path along the ridge of ancient Vallericcia to arrive at Genzano, avoiding the sharp uphill to reach Ariccia.

Only with the construction of the Ariccia bridge under the pontificates of Pope Gregory XVI and Pius IX ( 1839 – 1849 ) will outline the current route of State Road 7 Via Appia.

The opening of the new route of the Via Appia undoubted benefited Albano and locations along its course.