The reintroduction of a tram network in Bologna was foreseen by the local Piano Urbano della Mobilità Sostenibile (PUMS, Italian for Urban Sustainable Mobility Plan), adopted on 27 November 2018.

[3] The technical and economic feasibility study for the first line has been carried out by a temporary association of companies formed by Systra, Sotecni, Architecna, Studio Mattioli, Aegis and Cooperativa Archeologia.

[16] As of December 2021, the expected timetable is as follows:[16] In May 2022, the tender for the executive design and construction of Line 1 was awarded to a temporary association of companies led by CMB - Cooperativa Muratori e Braccianti di Carpi and including Alstom Ferroviaria, Pavimental and Alstom Transport, for an amount of €320,517,902.

In the opposite direction, the northern terminus will be at Via di Vittorio, in the municipality of Castel Maggiore, where a new parking lot and an interchange terminal for intercity bus services has been envisaged.

[20] On 3 November, the Ministry approved the full financing of the new line by Next Generation EU funds, which binds its construction by 2026.