From the morning of Sunday 16 June, too Piazza Federico di Svevia and the surrounding areas Ursino Castlewill be pedestrianized.
The closure to vehicular traffic begins with the availability of approximately 400 parking spaces via Zurria, piazza Borsellino, via Plebiscito, piazza Vaccarini and the port area with 190 additional seats. L’Amts will guarantee a shuttle in the evening to connect the R1 car park via Plebiscito And Piazza Vaccarini (79 stalls) with Piazza Federico di Svevia.
Two zones have been determined: one with a 24-hour ban on cars and another with the closure to traffic in the evening and at night on weekdays, with no hourly limits on pedestrian traffic only on holidays.
Permanent pedestrianization will concern Piazza Federico di Svevia, north and west carriageway, from via Castello Ursino to via Sant’Angelo Custode and north and west lane, of the widening to the north; via Castello Ursino, from via Riccardo da Lentini to Piazza Federico di Svevia; Alaimo street; vin San Calogero, from Piazza Federico di Svevia to via Scuto it’s the same via Scuto.
The night-only pedestrian area, active from 7pm to 7am the following day on weekdays, permanent only on holidays, will be in Piazza Federico di Svevia, south and east carriageway and east lane, of the widening to the north; vto S. Guardian Angel, from Piazza Federico di Svevia to via Plebiscito; via Bufalo; via Grimaldi, from via Plebiscito to Piazza Federico di Svevia; via San Sebastiano; via De Grazia. The activation of access control with cameras will take place in 8 gates.
In cases of non-programmable transit, it will be possible to regularize access by sending, within 48 hours, to the email address: [email protected] or by accessing the web platform of Amts.
“We have been talking for a long time with residents and commercial operators” – declares the mayor Enrico Trantino – “collecting their suggestions where they allow us to improve the proposal. Our project to transform Catania from a tourist city to a cultural city” – he comments – “requires adapting the vision of the territory in terms of attractiveness”.
The start of pedestrianization will be greeted on the evening of Sunday 16 June, with a concert
which will see the participation of Mario Venuti, Lautari, Rita Botto, Eleonora Bordonaro, L’OROrchestra of the Angelo Musco Institute directed by Daniele Zappalà And Gino Astorina.
(photo: still image from TG Sicilia)
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