The Port System Authority of the Sea of Sicily Orientale has announced that it will launch a tender by the end of the year of the amount of approximately 6.5 million euros for the renovation of the southern gate of the port of Catania, which is the only gateway to the commercial areas of the airport. The president of the port authority, Francesco Di Sarcina, specified that it will be a "A radical change that will see the strip of land at the next to Via Tempio to become an attractive pole for the community: In fact, we have planned - he explained - a large public park multifunctional of 10 thousand square meters, which will be called Park of the Lighthouse, a huge green area where you can walk, walk around Cycling, doing sports, having an aperitif for two you pass from the center and in complete safety". It is expected the award of the tender next January, the assignment of the of the contract by March and the start of work as early as June 2025 to be completed within 300 days (April 2026).