Today the Council of Ministers approved the decree-law Infrastructure, which includes measures relating to bridges over the Strait of Messina, Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, Grand Prix of Formula 1, public contracts, road transport, civil motorization, motorway concessions, port regulations, maritime property, air and rail transport.

Referring to the measures for road transport, the deputy minister Edoardo Rixi, pointed out that the decree-law "marks an important step": "after a long and constructive discussion with trade associations - he explained - the government intervenes with concrete measures that go from in the direction of justice, contractual fairness and of the operational relaunch of the sector. We have reduced the time of waiting for loading and unloading operations, bringing them from two hours at ninety minutes, an automatic mechanism of compensation of 100 euros per hour for each delay beyond this limit. It is a clear response to a historic request of the hauliers, who too often found themselves having to suffer unjustified and unpaid waits. This measure is accompanied by A new and important principle: joint and several liability between the customer and the shipper in the payment of compensation, which strengthens protections for the carrier. Not only that: the Authority Competition Authority will be able to intervene in a more in cases where there are systematic delays in the payments, thanks to a new tool to combat the abuse of economic dependence. Finally, we have allocated 12 million euros in two years to encourage the renewal of the vehicle fleet, thus contributing to making road transport more safe and sustainable. These measures follow up on precise political and institutional commitments. Road haulage - has Rixi underlined - is not left alone: the State is there, and will continue to guarantee listening, support and targeted interventions to strengthen its strategic role in the production system national team'.