Naples-Salerno railway line ko, RFI wants to buy the unsafe house on the tracks

It could be there turning point For speed up times and allow the resumption of rail traffic on historical line Salerno Naples. RFI has expressed its intention to buy the house which risks fall onto the tracks on the border between Salerno and Vietri sul Mare. The news comes from Prefecture of Salerno where the prefect Francesco Esposito coordinated several meetings to try to overcome the obstacles arose after that on the railway line, due to the bad weatherlast January 20th rocks and mud fell.

It could be the decisive move to avoid long appeals between the family that owns the property and the Municipality of Salerno in whose territory the house is located. He would fit into the possible agreement the availability of the owners they have authorized RFI technicians to access their property and the surrounding area to set up the safety project. Emiddio Ventrespokesperson for Commuter group and historic line, reported a phone call with a prefectural manager. «The prefect – said Ventre – through his offices has assured us of the maximum commitment to identifying one solution that can alleviate in the shortest possible time i inconvenience that we have been living for more than three months.

Several meetings took place in April. It has been confirmed to me that one is underway purchase negotiation of the unsafe property by RFI for subsequent safety”. On April 3, the commuters’ group sent a letter to prefect inviting him to intervene to immediately start the restoration work on the railway line «without waiting for the outcome of the dispute between the Municipality of Salerno hey owners of the house partially collapsed on the tracks which could last for years, bypassing the judicial dispute, by virtue of the key principle of administrative law and that is the pre-eminence of the public interest over the private interest”. «Please intervene – we read in the document – in order to ensure citizenship public service and prevent possible situations of public disorder, considering the growing frustration of commuters faced with this situation.” Meanwhile, Monday 6 May Tar will discuss the owners’ appeal against the abatement ordinance issued by the Municipality of Salerno to allow the reclamation works.

But for the commuters there is another risk. From next July 4th until September 1st, the same line will be interrupted between Naples San Giovanni Barra, Torre Annunziata Centrale and Nocera Inferiore for modernization works. If the problem between Salerno and Vietri sul Mare is not resolved, i travellers they will be forced to get on and off replacement trains and buses.

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