Driving Modernity: Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943 - Paperbackby Massimo Moraglio (Author) On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. Driving Modernity recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which alongside railways, aviation, and other