Verona, working table on the works plan for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026

"Enhancement of the monument and the urban project are the main themes on which we focus our activity to guarantee accessibility for people with disabilities as envisaged by the Olympic Works Plan - said architect Fabio Saldini

Di Sara Stella il 9 Apr, 2024

Verona, working table on the works plan for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026.

A working table was held yesterday morning in the Pasetto room which brought together representatives of the bodies and institutions involved in the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic games Milano-Cortina 2026.
A moment of dialogue to face the challenges to which Verona is called in terms of infrastructure, hospitality and accessibility.

The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of State Gianmarco Mazzi, the Superintendent Fabrizio Magani of the Archaeological, Fine Arts and Landscape Superintendence for the provinces of Verona, Rovigo and Vicenza, the engineer. Elisabetta Pellegrini Contact person for the technical structure of the mission for strategic direction, infrastructure development and other supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the architect. Fabio Massimo Saldini CEO of Infrastructure Company Milano Cortina, the engineer. Andrea Varnier CEO Foundation Milano Cortina 2026, the vice president of the Veneto Region, lawyer. Elisa De Berti, the engineer. Giuseppe Fasiol Director of the Infrastructure, Transport, Public Works and State Property Area of the Veneto Region, the deputy artistic director of the Arena Foundation Stefano Trespidi.

For the municipal administration, in addition to the Mayor Damiano Tommasi and the Deputy Mayor Barbara Bissoli, the Chief of Staff, lawyer. Giuseppe Perini, the architect. Raffaella Gianello, the engineer. Michele Fasoli, the architect. Anna Grazi, the architect. Andrea Alban and the Commander of the Local Police Luigi Altamura.

"The big events we are preparing for – comments the Mayor of Verona Damiano Tommasi – will be an important opportunity for Verona to review aspects concerning the Arena, accessibility to Piazza Bra and the approach routes to the monument. This first moment of dialogue and discussion was particularly interesting and useful for aligning all the various components involved and creating a special legacy on our Arena".

"Enhancement of the monument and the urban project are the main themes on which we focus our activity to guarantee accessibility for people with disabilities as foreseen by the Olympic Works Plan - he said the architect Fabio Saldini, ACEO di Infrastructure Company Milano-Curtain – The 2026 Games thus become an opportunity to link the historicity of the Verona Arena to cutting-edge infrastructural solutions, capable of becoming a symbol of inclusiveness and opportunities for civil and social transformation".

"Today was a very positive moment – commented Diana Bianchedi, Chief Strategy Planning & Legacy Officer of the Foundation Milano 2026 – with all the people involved in this project which represents one of the most important legacies of the Games at the table. The planned works will make this wonderful, thousand-year-old amphitheater more accessible to people with disabilities in view of the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina 2026 and the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympics Milano Cortina 2026. A tangible example of the legacy that the Games will leave the country in the name of inclusion".