The Marche Region has transmitted to the System Authority Port of the Central Adriatic Sea the environmental authorization for the dredging in the port of Ancona of the quays of the south pier and the New dock of the airport, from 19 to 26. The regional act provides for the authorization of dredging works and the subsequent immersion in the sea and in the reclaimed tank, depending on the classification of sediments, in compliance with certain requirements, including continuous environmental monitoring of activities.

The area affected by the excavation has a total area of 361,992 square meters for a total of about 1,059,232 cubic meters of sediments to be moved. Of the total material, about 71,000 cubic meters will go into the port's reclaimed tank and 988,232 meters cubes will be brought to the new Marche Centro seaside area, in six nautical miles in front of the Doric port, an area of dive into the sea identified after in-depth environmental studies and of Cnr-Irbim and Univpm on behalf of the Authority of the Port System and with the economic contribution of the Region Marche, interested in the airports of regional importance of its own competence.

The port authority stressed that the project will allow to carry out the first overall dredging of the port basin commercial and will change the competitive position of the port transforming it into one of the best infrastructures in the basin Adriatic Seabed, second only to Trieste. In addition, the Port Authority has highlighted that the environmental authorization marks a fundamental the result of a long-standing journey, marked by several changes and interpretations of national legislation that have forced several the Port System Authority and the Region to restart of the authorization process. The port authority specified that, thanks to the collaboration with Ispra which has developed a specific study funded by the Port Authority, in agreement with Arpa Marche and the scientific support of the Polytechnic University of Marche, it was possible to overcome the regulatory obstacles and identify a proposal of solutions capable of ensuring a Compatible sediment management.

The investment for the dredging of the docks amounts to a total of 16.5 million euros. The bathymetric dimensions that are expected to be reached are -12.5 meters above the level of the sea for quays 19 to 22, -11 meters for quays 23-24-25 and -14 meters for the areas facing the straight quay 26. Within six months, it is expected to publish the tender for the dredging, after the definition of the project by the Port Authority. Meanwhile, the port authority is starting the tender for preventive war reclamation.