“A new car park in place of the former maritime station? The Municipality has presented us with two parking options, one with 120-150 parking spaces and the other with 250 spaces. The comparison is constant. The objective is to ensure that the port can work efficiently, pursuing its sustainability strategy”. Thus the Port System Authority intervenes in the debate that has been fueled in recent days also due to the position taken by some environmental associations against a possible increase in pollution in the area. “There is no intrusion into the administration of the city of Ancona – they add – but a clear and appropriate need to organize and manage, albeit with maximum institutional collaboration, the areas of the port under the jurisdiction of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority like that of the former Ancona Marittima railway station, have we ever asked the Italian Railway Network to remove the tracks to make a car park. which as a port authority we must monitor in terms of safety, hygiene and operation, while contemplating the maintenance of a portion useful for restoring a direct connection between the central railway station and the port of Ancona. In discussions with two authoritative representatives of the Municipality, never yes tariffs and profits were discussed. The need to set up a working group between the two bodies was also discussed to verify compatibility with the port’s operational needs, which remain priorities within the port. We have always expressed – they point out – the maximum and necessary institutional collaboration to meet the needs of the city. This without there being mutual field interference and without ever compromising the activities and operations of the airport”.
Then the reassurances on the port infrastructures: “The authority is concretely working, as planned, to complete the docks of the Marche dock and redevelop the docks where the granary silos were located, with tenders already underway. Since 2022, the Authority has made a concrete project to expand the port towards the sea which is the only one capable of moving ferry traffic from the areas surrounding the city, enhancing the vocation of this international port which is the driving force of the city and regional economy and which occupies around 6,500 people. All of them and their families, as well as for businesses and port operators – they conclude – it is the task and responsibility of the Port System Authority to act to ensure that the port can work efficiently, pursuing its own strategy. of sustainability”.
