en.Wedoany.com Reported - Italy's national road management company, Anas, has opened the "Scornari Hill Crossing" section to traffic within the municipality of Vazzano, in the province of Vibo Valentia. This section is part of State Road 182, known as the "Serre Transversal Road." Anas CEO Claudio Andrea Gemme serves as the Special Commissioner for this transversal road project.
Attending the event were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Calabria Region Filippo Mancuso, Regional Councillor for Agriculture and Transport Gianluca Gallo, Prefect of Catanzaro Castrese de Rosa, President of the Regional Council of Calabria Salvatore Cirillo, President of the Province of Catanzaro Mario Amedeo Mormile, and Mayor of Vazzano Vincenzo Massa.
The new section of the transversal road is approximately 1.5 kilometers long and includes an artificial tunnel about 370 meters in length, constructed using two excavation faces, with an elevation difference of 11.93 meters between the two entrances. During construction, a total of 753 crown beam piles were driven, and approximately 26,000 cubic meters of concrete and 2,300 tons of steel were used. The project also involved slope reinforcement, waterproofing works, and the installation of an advanced geotechnical monitoring system.
Luigi Mupo, Head of Anas' Calabria Regional Structure, stated: "The opening of the Scornari Hill Crossing marks a step forward in the construction of the Serre Transversal Road, a strategic regional artery, and completes the first of the five planned segments. Anas will continue to advance other transversal road projects, with the goal of strengthening connections between the Tyrrhenian side and the Ionian side of central Calabria."
The "Vazzano Cemetery Crossing" section is expected to open in the autumn. Recently, the Vazzano to Vallelonga section, spanning 6.9 kilometers with a total investment of 262 million euros, has been handed over for construction, representing one of the most important works along the entire transversal road route. On the Tyrrhenian side, pre-construction activities for the Gagliato-Soverato section, which is 7.9 kilometers long with an investment of approximately 183 million euros, are progressing rapidly. To combat criminal infiltration in project contracting, the Special Commissioner and the relevant Prefectures have signed specific legality protocols for each work package of this transversal road.
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