Five hours to get it up and fixed. Ten hours in total for the installation of the cycle/pedestrian walkway which, crossing viale Fulvio Testi, connects viale Romagna in Cinisello with viale Casiraghi in Sesto: 82 tons for a span 63 meters long and 4 meters wide, raised by an 85 meter mechanical arm. The preparatory operations began at 8pm on Thursday, while from midnight the specialized companies proceeded with everything necessary for the launch between maxi ropes and hooks to install it on the two structures, one on each side, which will host the stairs and elevators on the sides for accessibility for disabled people.
A long night, which ended just before 6am yesterday, amidst the applause of the workers. A complex construction site, especially due to the Fulvio Testi traffic stop: it took hours to divert the cars elsewhere, despite the diversions and the ordinance, and “dissolve” the long queue. A race against time to complete the installation before reopening to vehicles.
Between testing and entry into operation, we will have to wait until the end of the year to be able to walk and cycle on the walkway, which will allow us to connect the routes of the Biciplan metropolitan city cycle network with those of Cinisello and with lines 1 and 3 of the Sesto Bicipolitana. Mayor Giacomo Ghilardi also spent the night until 6.30 am. “The path has been arduous, between Covid which blocked construction sites, the increase in the costs of raw materials also for the Superbonus, the difficulties for businesses, the war in Ukraine which affected the steel produced and processed in Donbass Some of the companies in the ranking have withdrawn from the contract.” Thus, we reached 2022 for the signing of the contract. “Thanks to the additions from the ministry and the intense work of the administration and offices, it was possible to compensate for the increase in costs and finally put the project on the ground.”
