Rome's six tram lines to be replaced by free bus service. Rome will take all trams out of circulation from Monday 6 October, replacing them with free shuttle buses until 7 December, as part of major works on the Tangenziale Est ring road. The scaffolding being used for the maintenance works by road infrastructure company Anas will impede the use of the overhead power cables used by the trams, as well as disrupting traffic around Porta Maggiore, San Lorenzo and along Via Prenestina. "The wo...