(Adnkronos) - Un’attesa lunga più di vent’anni è terminata oggi con la simbolica posa della prima pietra di quello che sarà il nuovo porto commerciale di Fiumicino alla presenza del Ministro delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti Matteo Salvini, del Presidente dell’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro Settentrionale Pino Musolino e del Sindaco di Fiumicino Mario Baccini e la vice-presidente della Regione Lazio Roberta Angelilli.
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00:00A long wait of more than 20 years has ended today with the symbolic laying of the first stone of what will be the new commercial port of Fiumicino in the presence of Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, President of the Port Authority of the Martin Reno Centro Settentrionale Pino Musolino, Mayor of Fiumicino Mario Baccini and Vice President of the Lazio Region Roberta Angelilli.
00:27I am proud, after decades and decades, of the laying of the first stone of an important port that will bring work, beauty, wealth, tourism.
00:36Fiumicino is not only the airport, but it is a community of entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, fishermen and I am proud that my ministry has contributed with 50 million euros at the beginning of a journey because then we have to prepare other projects and other funding.
00:54It is a satisfaction to arrive with an old resident who tells me that it was not 20 years ago, but a century ago that they were waiting for this intervention, so for me unblocking construction sites is the reason of life.
01:07A first stone with a lot of contract signed between the parties and religious blessing, placed with delicacy on the foundation on the right of the north pier, with the collective promise to solve many of the problems in this area with a first investment financed by the ministry of 55 million.
01:22This is the first commercial port that starts from scratch in Italy in the last 40 years.
01:27We definitely also fix the supply of kerosene and jet fuel for the Fiumicino airport, which is 80% supplied by sea.
01:39So it's not just a port, but it's another infrastructure at the service of one of the largest infrastructures in the country, which is the first airport scale in Italy.
01:48The project involves the construction of an overflow dam to ensure the safety of the port, protecting it from ever more frequent tides.
01:56The work should be completed by contract by the end of February 2026 and also includes the completion of the work with a service to the fishing fleet.
02:05On land, however, an area of over 3 hectares is provided for the fishing infrastructure, in addition to the relocation of some important nautical sites now located within Fiumicino with the imaginable logistical problems.
02:18It is a constant growth of Fiumicino as a city.
02:22We were considered a dependency of the Fiumicino airport, but we are proving that Fiumicino is much more.
02:29Blue economy, green economy.
02:33Today, with this work, thanks to the Port Authority and the Ministry of Transport, together with the city of Fiumicino, we will secure our entire fishing fleet,
02:43a very important work in progress.