The discovery of a water groundwater on the path of the high-speed Salerno-Reggio Calabria network risks blocking, modifying and slowing down the project. The “Pro-Tav” technical committee created in Cosenza denounces this which also fears a subtraction of the funds destined for the work. When it was announced by the Draghi government on the occasion of the presentation of the PNRR, the AV SA-CC was to be completed in 2030 allowing to connect the 455 kilometers between Rome to Reggio Calabria in 3 hours and 40.
Currently the works of the first sub-lot of lot 1 (Battipaglia-Romagnano) have just been started, about 30 kilometers in Campania territory. And the races for the other two sub -lots are still to be banned. Feasibility studies have not yet been drawn up of the other lots to Reggio Calabria. «In the course of the public debate, RFI made us know that on the internal route to Tarsia they would have been detected of the hydrogeomorphic emergencies that are difficult to manage and therefore it is being evaluated to bring the line on the old Tyrrhenian path from Praia to Paola, skipping the tarsia stops e of Cosenza thus losing all the economic impulse that the high speed would give to the large economic centers Jonici, Rossano-Corigliano, Sibari, Castrovillari and of course also in Cosenza “, says the engineer Giuseppe Lo Feudo, former director of the Railways of Calabria.
“The water planes close to the abbemarco aqueduct”
“It is surprising that RFI discovers what was already known, that is, the water planes close to the abbademarco aqueduct where there are of the storage galleries – says the full professor of Sapienza Luigi Martirano which is part of the technical committee” Pro -Tav – e It is even more surprising that these technical problems have not been highlighted in the feasibility study of RFI paid by the state 35 million. Today it seems that the government wants to stop in Paia »from FS makes it known that” to date the work has funds for 12 billion euros “. Lot 1b and 1c “financed almost entirely” will follow with “ongoing authorization process”. As for the change of track, the position of FS is as follows: «The Praja-Tarsia track, following the investigations conducted during the design development phase, was not achievable leading to analyze alternative tracking solutions, also re-evaluating the Tyrrhenian corridor ( Praja-Paola) ». Words that have not been welcomed well in Calabria. The mayor of Cosenza Franz-Caruso for months has been trying to be received by Minister Matteo Salvini without having yet been successful. “Salvini escaped the question time on Salerno Reggio Calabria, which I consider serious and proof of the disinterest of the Minister for the South and for Calabria who gave more than 40,000 votes to the League,” says the mayor of Cosenza. “Finding i Funding, as the Minister says, at the end of the authorization process is in contrast with all the rules in subjects of works and public accounting and in maneuver on the Sa-CC there is no mail “he adds. Due to the aquifers – says Professor Luigi Martirano – In the same area the galleries of the new Cosenza -Sibari have been made, I personally know the designers. The best in the world.
FS, High Speed Salerno-Reggio Calabria precedes by the time schedule
«Proceeds as per the time schedule and according to economic resources already allocated the realization of the new AV/AC Salerno-Reggio Calabria line. To date, the work has funds for over 12 billion euros with which you are proceeding as follows “. This is the position released by the FS group regarding the works of Salerno-Reggio Calabria. «In detail: Lot 1a Battipaglia-Romagnano: works in progress with the completion of expected by 2026 Loto 2 Praja-Paola: in the course of design. Download Galleria Santomarco: tender in progress “” “also the remaining part of the Salerno – Reggio Calabria line will proceed for lots so as to gradually improve the connections between the two cities and, in general, for the Italian high speed system. As also emerged In the public debate phase, the Praja-Tarsia track, following the investigations conducted in the design development phase, was not achievable leading to analyze alternative tracking solutions, also re-evaluating the Tyrrhenian corridor (Praja-Paola connection). Always progressively deepened and must be able to be achieved. ordinary planning, as it happens for each work ».