IPSE DIXIT PEDEMONTANA VENETA (ITALY, 2019) ‘PEDEMONTANA VENETA’ «BLACK HOLE» THE BENEFITS OF A GREAT WORK The Veneto superhighway spans 162 kilometers, comprising 94 kilometers of main roads and 68 kilometers of secondary roads. It connects 37 municipalities—22 in Vicenza Province and 15 in Treviso Province—serving a population of 2 million people. According to regional data, it contributes 56 billion in added economic value. During construction, the project faced significant criticism for delays, which ranged from 3 to 6 years, and for financing costs that ballooned to 12 billion. Yet according to a Uniontrasporti study , failing to proceed would lead to annual losses of 232 million euros over the next 25 years. Additionally, according to Uniontrasporti, travel time savings exceed 20 minutes for journeys over 50 km, reaching nearly an hour for the full 94 km of the main highway from Montecchio (VI) to Spresiano (TV), which handles close to 50,000 vehicles per day. «But what’s worse is that on the new Treviso-Vicenza expressway, almost no one uses it.» Inquiry into a Black Hole Demanded by Luca Zaia. La Repubblica, January 11, 2023 Not doing so would have resulted in annual losses of 232 million for the next 25 years. Traveling over 50 km saves 20 minutes, which increases to nearly an hour when covering all 162 km. IN SHORT Name: Pedemontana Veneta Location: Italy/Veneto, Montecchio Maggiore (VI)- Spresiano (TV) Start date: 2011 Inauguration year: 2019 Criticisms: High costs for limited traffic on the routes Results: 50,000 vehicles per day, generating a value-added of 56 billion SOURCES REPUBBLICA https://www.repubblica.it/ venerdi/2023/01/11/news/ pedemontana_veneta_inchiesta_luca_ zaia-382036876/ REGIONE VENETO https://statistica.regione.veneto. it/banche_dati_economia_PIL.jsp https:// UNIONCAMERE VENETO www.unioncamereveneto.it/wpcontent/uploads/2024/03/2023.03.18studio-Pedemontana-Veneta.pdf QUOTIDIANO DEL SUD https://www.quotidianodelsud.it/ laltravoce-dellitalia/le-due-italie/ infrastrutture/2021/07/09/ritardierrori-e-costi-insostenibili-lo-scandalopedemontana-veneta-finisce-inparlamento IL FATTO QUOTIDIANO https://www.ilfattoquotidiano. it/2023/08/10/pedemontanaveneta-poco-traffico-e-gli-incassidei-carissimi-pedaggi-non-copronoil-canone-annuale-previsti-anni-diperdite-ingenti/7255057/ Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons license. Attribution:Di Sistoiv - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149304794 Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons license. Attribution:Di Sistoiv - Opera propria, CC BYSA 4.0,
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