Important field visit by the President of the Province Rosaria Succurrowhich carried out an inspection in the Municipality of Belsito and Savuto to verify the status of the works planned on three strategic interventions over a ten kilometres, including two traffic roundabouts – one in Santo Stefano di Rogliano and one in Belsito – and a bulkhead in Belsito, with the aim of resolving the road closure problem that has plagued the area for 16 years.
The intervention of the pile bulkhead was necessary to restore two-way traffic and was made with 37 piles with a diameter of 600 mm. placed longitudinally and ten posts positioned orthogonally. The poles are crowned with reinforced concrete curbs measuring 210 x 80 and 100 x 80 cm.
The buttresses have the task of binding the bulkhead in place by means of the connecting curbs which guarantee a further advantage with respect to movements at the head of the bulkhead.
This structure, as represented above, guarantees safe vehicular transit and represents a valid bypass for traffic on the motorway, should it have impediments to transit.
The intervention has a total amount of 483,966.00 euros.
The same stretch of road takes on a strategic value for the entire Savuto area.
During the inspection, the President underlined the importance of these works for the traffic of the entire Savuto area, reiterating the Province’s commitment to guaranteeing greater safety and fluidity of traffic.
«These interventions represent a concrete response to the needs of citizens and demonstrate our closeness to the territories» declared the President, adding that «after years of waiting, the time has come to give the community back a safe and functional road» added Rosaria Succurro , highlighting his personal attention and that of the Province of Cosenza towards the Savuto and the Belsito area in particular – the area immediately south of the city which was a one-lane corridor, with a dangerous narrowing”.
The two roundabouts, finally designed to improve accessibility and reduce travel times, are part of a broader plan which aims to redevelop local infrastructure and promote the economic development of the area.
“We are close to the territories, we are close to the Mayors who administer them, because we are convinced that there should be no children of a lesser god on the roads” – concluded the President.