With the start of the laying of the beams of the bridge over the Calopinace stream A concrete step is taken towards the completion of a fundamental infrastructure for the city of the Strait. The wait operates, at this point after passing numerous technical and bureaucratic difficulties, It will allow you to connect the final part of the Falcomatà Lungomare with the south area of Reggio Calabria. An important and positive change also for the city road system, with the future opening of a strategic connection that allows you to bring the south of the city closer to the city center, completing a single front of 6 kilometers from the port area to the airport area of the city. The construction and arrangement operations of the first four beams, which arrived in the night, began from the early hours of the morning. The other three will arrive in the night and will already be positioned tomorrow. Overall, seven bearing beams that will hold the structure of the new deck are.
Present on the spot from the first light of dawn, to follow the operations in person, The mayor Giuseppe Falcomatàthe councilor for great works Paolo Brunetti, the councilor for programming Carmelo Romeo, the councilor for the budget Domenico Battaglia, the councilors Franco Barreca and Giovanni Latella, the manager of the public works sector Bruno Doldo, the RUP of the work Giovanni Cutrupi, technicians and managers of the executing company.
“It is an important moment – said Mayor Falcomatà – For a fundamental work that has faced many vicissitudes: from the withdrawal of the regional funding of a few years ago, to the need to find new resources, to the adaptation of the project to the new costs of materials and technical needs. Despite the difficulties and irony that has sometimes surrounded the work, the administration has always shown firmness and has worked with determination and silent. Today we see how much commitment – in terms of materials, means and resources – was necessary for what someone had called a simple “bridge” ».
Falcomatà then explained that the laying of the beams in the alveo marks the beginning of the final phase of the projectdestined to transform city mobility. “It is a strategic work in our vision of cities that reapproper its sea and evolves from” sea “city to” sea “cities. The bridge will unite the Falcomatà promenade with the waterfront and the promenade of the south area, returning almost 4 km of coast to citizens through the South linear park. It will also be a useful infrastructure for the decongestion of the traffic and exit from the south area “.
The first citizen wanted to thank all those who contributed to the project: “I thank the technical office, the Doldo manager, the Rup Cutrupi, the director of the works Romeo, the commissioner Brunetti who gave a decisive impulse, and the commissioner Constantine who resumed a work remained firm. Thanks also to the former Albanian and Muraca councilors for the work done in the previous stages ».
For Brunetti “it is a highly anticipated day, which marks a turning point after many technical and bureaucratic difficulties. From today a new path opens towards the completion of the bridge, which could be ready in two or three months, also taking into account the necessary documentation ».
On a technical level, the Doldo manager specified: «After a long time, the exceptional transport of the first four beams was carried out. After the launch of the first, the other three will follow, and the laying of the seven beams expected will be completed shortly. The test will be carried out during the work, with the test driver already appointed. We are preparing all the acts to speed up the times ».