Operating the first 18,5 kilometers of the railway line to high speed between Bari and Naples



Yesterday high Bari-Naples ability is returned the first 18,5 kilometers of the railway line operating high speed/, between Cervaro and Bovino (Foggia). Italian Railway net (RFI) has explained that so the realization in varying has been concluded of first of the two railroads of the future doubling between Cervaro and Bovino, than from today will be used by the trains in both the march directions. RFI has specified that within 2014, when the doubling will be completed for a total length of about 23 kilometers, the operating feature of line from yesterday will be dedicated to the circulation of the trains in Foggia direction and the other to that of the trains in Caserta direction.

The total investment for the Cervaro-Bovine draft piles to 230 million euros. RFI has evidenced that, to single four months from the signature of the "Institutional Contract of Development" for the realization of the director Napoli - Bari - C#lecce - Taranto which signed on 2 August from the minister of the Territorial Cohesion, from the minister of Infrastructures and the Transports, from the Regions Campania, Apulia and Basilicata, from FS Italian and RFI, the Apulia has completed the first important step. "The operativity of the first 18,5 kilometers of the line high ability Taranto-C#lecce-Bari - Naples, in the feature they shape between Cervaro and Bovino - has confirmed the city council member to Infrastructures and mobilizes of the Region Apulia, Guglielmo Minervini - they are a good news. First, first step - it has observed - towards the connection of the adriatic ridge to the subway of Italy that travels to high speed and that up to now it has cut outside an important piece of the Country".

"Italian Railway net - it has added Minervini - finally demonstrates to mean it. The Regions Puglia and Campania have supplied an important contribution assigning, with the signature of Institutional Contratto of Development, 800 million for the completion of the project. It must - it has emphasized the regional city council member - run also on of the Campania feature, still firm to the preliminary plannings. We will have a chance for verify the total state of performance of the work in the direction cabin that will hold Wednesday to Rome with minister Barca. Now servants to make an investment fort with new European programming 2014-2020 in order to find about three billions lacking in order to realize the entire work".