The Sicily Region has created a tender of 1 million and 400 thousand euros to secure Contrada Fontana in Fiumedinisi in the Messina area

Published by the Structure for combating hydrogeological instability, led by the President of the Region Renato Schifani, the tender of one million four hundred thousand euros Warehouse consolidation of the Fontana district, on the north-west side of Fiumedinisi, since Messinese.

The offices in Piazza Ignazio Florio, directed by Salvatore Lizzio, have set the deadline for submitting applications for July 15th.

«We are laying the groundwork for a definitive solution to a decades-old problem - the Sicilian governor commented - which compromised the local road system and the safety of citizens. The enhancement of inhabited centers and the protection of public safety are priority commitments for us. We continue to secure the territory, which is particularly vulnerable, by investing huge resources and making use of high-level professionalism."

This brings to a close a story that dates back to 2009, when one series of landslides hit the Fontana district, upstream from the town centre, causing significant damage to the road system but also to public infrastructures and subservice networks.

The side between via Armo and via Fontana presents an instability recognized by the highest risk and danger classification. Between the measures that will be implemented, expected from the executive project curate by the municipal administration, There are rock blasting and cleaning interventions with demolition of unstable stone boulders, the placement of an active consolidation system, the installation of the net and anchoring rods, the reconstruction of the terraces using dry stone walls.

Furthermore, for allow the correct disposal of water coming from upstream, Sara a collection and conveyance system was created.