(Finance) – Municipality of Messina, Sicilian region, Strait of Messina, Italian railway network And FS Urban Systems (both companies of the FS group), have signed a Memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing infrastructure and urban regeneration of the railway areas of the FS Italian group located in the municipal area of Messina.
The protocol was signed by Federico Basile, mayor of the Municipality of Messina, Renato Schifani, president of the Sicilian Region, Pietro Ciucci, CEO of the Strait of Messina and Dario Lo Bosco, president of the Italian Railway Network, in the presence of Alessandro Morelli, Undersecretary of State for the coordination of the economic and public investment planning policy.
The agreement provides for the establishment of a Royal cabin and a Technical tablewith the aim, among others, to define the interventions of enhancement and temporary reuse of the railway real estate compendants located within the territory of Messina, as well as identifying priorities and implementation tools.
The memorandum of understanding is part of one development scenario wide-ranging and covers particular strategic value, helping to enhance the commitment of RFI and the FS group in the inclusion of the area of the Strait of Messina in the Ten-T Scandinavo-Mediterranean Ten-T corridor and while creating opportunities for regeneration of the urban territory e suburban, as well as environmental redevelopment.
It therefore constitutes a useful tool to predict a reorganization, for phases, of the aforementioned areas, abandoned or of future disposal, also taking into account the infrastructure structure envisaged following the construction of the Bridge on the Straitthrough the implementation of collaboration initiatives, in the common intent to activate a coordinated process of urban regeneration, with the aim of improving modal integration and mending urban spaces with the waterfront of the areas involved.
The Vice -President of the Council and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salviniexpressed great satisfaction for the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the infrastructure strengthening and the regeneration of areas of the FS group in Messina. “The construction of the bridge over the strait is confirmed strategic to redevelop, invest and improve the territoryeven in areas that have not had the attention they deserve in recent years. Our belief is that the bridge will be a model for all of Europe and beyond, guaranteeing economic benefits to all of Italy, “said Salvini.