IPSE DIXIT THE BENEFITS OF A GREAT WORK The A36 freeway, also known as the Pedemontana Lombarda, is a highway project designed to improve travel efficiency in northern Milan by establishing a route outside the metropolitan area that connects the provinces of Varese and Bergamo to the northern region of Lombardy’s capital. The first section opened in 2015 and has faced criticism since its inception for costs deemed excessive: at 57.8 million euros per kilometer, the total expenditure amounted to 5 billion euros. Yet the costs, as noted in the 2003 environmental impact study have increased have risen “to optimize the project from an environmental standpoint.” “This undoubtedly contributed to the overall increase in the project’s cost.” To address the environmental concerns raised by local associations and committees, engineers implemented specialized methodologies, which ultimately increased the project’s costs. «It will be the most expensive highway in the world. An utterly unnecessary project that will consume over a thousand hectares of land.» Lighten the existing Milan Ring Road System. Strengthening the east-west corridor of the European TEN-T corridor Improving the accessibility of piedmont municipalities. IN SHORT Name: Pedemontana Lombarda Location: Italy/Lombardy, Cassano Magnago (VA) - Lentate sul Seveso (MB) Start date: 2010 Inauguration year: 2015 Criticisms: Excessive cost per kilometer Results: New Highway Section Built Using Advanced Environmental Protection Measures SOURCES YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=o4xmozGDD1M ALTERNATIVA VERDE http://www.alternativaverde.it/rete/ AArchivio/via1.pdf Dario Balotta, Legambiente Lombardia in Desio during a demonstration against the infrastructure PEDEMONTANA LOMBARDA PEDEMONTANA LOMBARDA, “THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE HIGHWAY” Webuild Multimedia Collection Webuild Multimedia Collection
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