Tav, in Italy the works go ahead: "Way to the realization of the niches"

The works of the Turin-Lyon line up again in the Susa Valley. The board of Telt, the Italian-French company responsible for building and then managing the new high-speed railway line, will authorize the signing of the contract tomorrow to build the niches of the Maddalena tunnel. This was announced by Telt CEO Mario Virano, on the sidelines of the Intergovernmental Conference that returned to meet in Turin after a year. "The Chiomonte shipyard is following the planned schedule – says Virano – The basic tunnel works in Italy will start in 2021".
And also Iveta Radicova, coordinator of the Mediterranean corridor intervened: "Nothing has changed for the European Union: the Turin-Lyon is a priority. We have acted with the utmost respect towards the governments, we have not exerted pressure – he underlines – but it is undeniable that 18 months have been lost for the Italian government.In the Intergovernmental Conference security was also discussed in the old Frejus tunnel, with the possibility of halving the number of current steps. Today there are 91 trains traveling there, they should be reduced to 45 to comply with the new safety standards.

In Italy, on the other hand, the Government must decide whether to appoint the commissioner who presides over the Observatory of Turin Lyon. After the February 12 deadline of Paolo Foietta the appointment was not made. Without the president, the Observatory cannot operate. Thus 32 of the 100 million compensatory works in Val di Susa remain blocked."I met Minister De Micheli during her visit to Turin and she encouraged me to move forward," says Foietta, who represents Italy in the intergovernmental conference on the Turin-Lyon. It is the first time, after the stop imposed at the time by Danilo Toninelli, that a transport minister invites the Italian representatives to continue with the work. Foietta had also recently been at the center of the polemics of the No Tav disputing his appointment. Now the explicit go-ahead from the Ministry of Transport overcomes doubts.