The words of the regional councilor for Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Andrea Corsini, who communicated in recent days how the five million euros necessary for the purchase of an electric ferry can only arouse satisfaction and be welcomed to be able to cross the Candiano Canal in the Marina di Ravenna – Porto Corsini section (it should be operational by 2026, ed.).
The issue of the two ferries, ‘Baleno’ and ‘Azzurro’, now dating back to the nineties and therefore decidedly dated, often not functioning and in need of continuous maintenance, represents a well-known critical issue and the ferry service has been the subject of discussions and various meetings , also with the leaders of Start Romagna, including the Council Commission of June 2023, at the request of our group. The Candiano Canal, moreover, the common name used in Ravenna to designate the navigable canal properly known as the Corsini Canal, named after Clement XII, aka Lorenzo Corsini, who strongly wanted it at the beginning of the eighteenth century, presents a unique and particular course, just as the ferries in question must be prototypes and certainly not mass-produced.
It should be underlined that of the five million needed for the purchase, three and a half million will come from the coffers of the Emilia-Romagna Region, 500 thousand euros from the Municipality of Ravenna, 800 thousand will come from the Ministry of Transport, 200 thousand from Start Romagna to build an electric ferry carrying a significant impact also in terms of tourism for our northern shores.
At this point, it is hoped, all that remains is to hope that the entire local public transport will receive a positive boost in a relatively short time, with the Start committed, among other things, to combating and dealing with the serious inconveniences felt in the Ravenna area, which affect urban and extra-urban trips, especially linked to the shortage of drivers.
* Group leader in the municipal council of the Pascale Mayor’s List
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