
Yesterday the municipal council of Ravenna approved the project
for the extraordinary maintenance of the so-called
road in via Baiona, which extends for over two kilometers
between the roundabout of the Ormeggiatori and the roundabout on the railway in
correspondence of Alma Petroli. The intervention, worth 1.5
million euros, is financed by the System Authority
Port of the Central and Northern Adriatic Sea, as provided for by
a specific program agreement signed with the Municipality, and is
has been identified as a priority within the technical table
set up by the Municipality and the Port Authority together with the trade unions and
the Integrated System of Workers' Representation for the
site security, with the aim of addressing the different
problems present in the port area. The agreement provides that
the Port System Authority fully finances the work and
performs the function of contracting authority, while the Municipality has
drawn up the project and will take care of the supervision of the works.
"It is - highlighted the president of the Port Network Authority,
Francesco Benevolo - of a work necessary to guarantee the development
of the port and its trade, as well as fundamental for
to make the mobility of people and goods safer, to
which we have allocated 1.5 million euros. Our goal,
in full synergy with the Municipality, it is now to be built on the
as soon as possible to return to the
an efficient, stable and
finally adapted to the intense heavy traffic of this area
strategic of the city".
"Let's talk - added the mayor of Ravenna, Alessandro
Barattoni - of a strategic road infrastructure at the service of the
port areas, which is in fact the only access to the
docks and factories on the left of the Candiano canal and is
affected by intense traffic of heavy and non-heavy vehicles. A
organic intervention is therefore indispensable and, starting from
this shared need, thanks to the continuous dialogue between the Municipality and the
Port System Authority we can achieve
an important refunctionalization operation, which concerns both
the safety of workers, and the ability to
of a sector that is fundamental for economic growth
of the city".