Lido Estensi Viale Carducci presents its new face at Lido Estensi, after the removal of the construction site barriers which, together with the progress times of the redevelopment works and the felling of around forty pine trees, had been at the center of fierce controversy in the last 5 years. The living room of the beaches, as everyone defines the main axis of the town, is preparing to welcome tourists without the reviled obelisks built in the nineties, with new paving, new street furniture and the first plantings of trees (mainly oaks , ash and privet) to replace the felled pines. The first, partial opening of Viale dei Pini dates back to Easter, but in anticipation of the long-awaited event “A sea in bloom”, organized by New Consortium of Lido Estensithe construction company accelerated the work times, allowing the Municipality to inaugurate the redeveloped avenue on May 25th.
During the meeting organized last February 8th at the Martini bar, with the aim of informing traders on the progress of the interventions, the director of public works Daniele Cavallini, replying point by point to questions, doubts and perplexities, he explained that the expected reopening times of the avenue would not be earlier than mid-June. Instead, together with the “A sea in bloom” event, Viale Carducci will also flourish again. For the inauguration, already scheduled for Saturday 25 May, the participation of the regional councilor for tourism and trade is expected, Andrea Corsini. Freed from excavations, barriers and operating machines, Viale Carducci and a good part of Viale Querce already offer a highly effective impact.
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The redevelopment interventions of the living room of the beaches, for a total amount of over 5 million euros, were presented during a public meeting at the “Le Vele” restaurant in October 2019 by the president of the Region Stefano Bonaccini and the mayor Marco Fabbri. Two years later, in November 2021, after the most critical phase of the pandemic, the felling of Porta Venezia and some maritime pines placed in the frieze of the obelisk, the start of the qualification works was made official, amid protests from the associations environmentalists. For three consecutive seasons (this is the third in fact) the construction site has seen the necessary suspensions, coinciding with the peak period of the bathing season.
This year too, at the end of September, work will be resumed to complete the paving in the last stretch of Viale Querce, which has already been freed from the barriers. The two parts of the works include the new road structure with a 1.5 meter wide cycle-pedestrian path, parking stalls on the side of the road, the creation of three squares and new street furniture. The last infrastructure that evoked the ancient layout of the avenue, namely Porta Ravenna, was demolished during the winter. Even the controversies linked to the shade considered lacking, following the felling of 40 pine trees and 7 other trees, were reduced after the planting of the first new native specimens. Overall there are 116 trees that will beautify and shade the new Viale Carducci/Querce. And after the recent inauguration of the bridge that allows you to reach the salt pan, another infrastructure is under construction, the one which, to replace the old “bridge”, will connect Viale Boldini to Lido Spina with Viale dei Tigli to Lido Estensi. The bridge will be assembled at the end of June and will be opened to traffic in September. This year, summer at the Estensi and Spina beaches will have a new setting and new roads. L
Katia Romagnoli
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