The mayor of Rome said he decided to declare it a few days ago. war against pits of city roads. The problem is not trivial. Anyone who has had the privilege of residing in the Eternal City knows this. Pits (‘buche’ in Italian) Big problems in the capital Italian and also one of the main common causes the displeasure of any Roman and novel.
It happens in other cities too. But here the plague has reached such paroxysm that poems and songs (in most dialects) exposing the situation were even written to dramatize it, often in an ironic tone. Other citizens who have been tired for years neglectbad management and bureaucracyThey even decided to put themselves to work.
For example, in 2015, the association ‘Tappami’ (Save Me) was born. a citizen army willing to finish the pits. It was created by a businessman and he said the task performed was enormous. In the first five years of its existence alone, “volunteers 5,000 wells more than 1000 100 tons of asphalt cold”, transmitted ‘Tappami’ in 2020. In reality, the Codacons consumer association itself began to be counted. a hole every 15 meters on 8,000 kilometers of roads in the city and the Roman newspaper ‘Il Messaggero’ last year the Japanese company Yokohama It includes a 30-year journey through the streets of Rome. resistance tests for new tire prototypes.
600 kilometers
Roberto Gualtieri, mayor since November 2021, presenting this as a preface, now an ambitious road improvement project. As reported, the target is to renew by 2024, 80% of major streets and streets that need to be rehabilitated, including sidewalks. Is it or is it 600 kilometers. So far, approximately 210 kilometers of road have been completed.
The Rome Public Works Office believes they are dealing with the problem “since it is not done In 20 years”. This was repeated in a message sent to this newspaper by the consultant Ornella Segnalini. “We will rehabilitate the 800 kilometers of road and it has been allocated” 300 million € for this program,” Segnalini explained.
According to the council of Rome, the intent is now get to the bottom of the plagueespecially due to the Jubilee, which will begin at the end of 2024. 24 centimeters deep Moreover, most of the interventions are not done during the day. “job done in one night and they don’t interrupt traffic, which is a novelty,” Segnalini insisted.
Despite the Romans’ skepticism about the supposed inconvenience caused by the work, the city these days this renewal, still uncertain result. However, more work will begin in the coming months. According to the calendar, the parliament is also preparing to dig new tunnels underground, create new pedestrian zone and also restore old bridges like the Industria bridge, which is supposed to allow buses to pass after renovation if all goes well.
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Even a ‘sanpietrini’ Plan was created. These black basalt paving stones Part of the city’s familiar landscape since the 18th century, the chamfers are modified and improved in central areas such as Prati, the Via Giulia district and the famous Trastevere district. However, not for the first time centipede They are in sight. In 2005, then-mayor Walter Veltroni even tried to clear the streets of cobblestones to improve road traffic. It’s over bad. They just created citizen committees opposed the initiative and multiple proteststhis brought the population, who left the measure incomplete, against each other.
Difficulty is also important because history of mishaps It has long been caused by the potholes in Rome. During the years of Mayor Virginia Raggi of the 5 Star Movement, close the streets and reduce the limit While the speed did not slow down due to numerous accidents and hours of traffic, tire manufacturers left their mark on their own August. So much so that even the municipality made predictions in 2016. half of the buses broke down next to the sinkholes, which led to the creation of an emergency hotline known as the ‘060-buche’ line to report accidents.
The matter is rather paradoxical, remembering that antiquity is ancient. Romans were great builders your streets. HE, From 300 BC. The aim was to quickly transport troops, goods and people. And they even managed to preserve the condition of the city’s roads. restrictions on the passage of commercial vehicles and chariots. Actually, problems they started later With the fall of Romeleading to centuries of stagnation in road infrastructure planning and maintenance.