[citation needed] It has as its activity the management of motorway sections under concession, as well as the carrying out of related maintenance.

[1] Until 2021, the company is part of the Atlantia group, which owns 88.06% of the share capital and which refers, as the main shareholder, to the Benetton family.

[citation needed] After the collapse of the Ponte Morandi of Genoa in August 2018 and the death of 43 people, the Italian government tried to enter in the property and management of the national highway network.

The public bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will pay an initial capital increase of four billions euros to cover Aspi's long-term debts and other 2 billions to buy the residual quote of 18% held by Atlantia in Aspi.

[2] In the following years, the Italian public property will have to finance extraordinary maintenance costs extimated of around 13 billion euros.