“The Lario is currently 111 cm above the hydrometric zero, with 553 inflow and 487 outflow. Since 06.00 this morning on the first lane of the Lungo Lago there is a water pump which allows the water level to be kept controlled on the first part of the road. This allows us to keep two of the three available lanes open at this time. However, the breakwater is closed during the day, also based on the weather reports that will be issued”.
Thus, this morning, Sunday 23 June, the Civil Protection of Como. And therefore, although the lake is still contained within its banks, Piazza Cavour has flooded again. And if just yesterday we were writing about the new lakeside promenade and its critical issues, which emerged even before its inauguration, there are those, such as the architect Ado Franchini, who are not at all surprised by what is happening: “It’s not absolutely incredible. The The laws of physics are always the same, you just need to know them. And it would have been enough to use your brain and not listen to the sirens of the bulkheads. Giuseppe Terragni’s sketch from the 1930s to create a Piazza Cavour raised 160 cm compared to the current plan of the Riva. confirmed for almost a century. All much simpler and less expensive than this painful engineering mess.”
