Deputy Premier and League leader
Matteo Salvini on Tuesday scoffed at the idea of a "light"
version of the controversial TAV high-speed rail line between
Turin and Lyon, which would not go through mountains north of
Turin but over them.
"The 'light' TAV? Either a train passes under the mountain or
not".
"Tertium non datur.
"I like trains that run.
"There is an ongoing project, I hope yesterday's lesson the
Olympics has served for something."
The League's government partner, the 5-Star Movement (M5S),
has blocked the TAV citing costs but Salvini is determined to
push it through.
The tender for the Turin-Lyon high-speed rail (TAV) tunnel
in Italy was launched on Tuesday with European Union funding for
the international stretch rising to 55%, Piedmont Governor
Alberto Cirio announced Tuesday.
Speaking after a Paris meeting of the board of directors of
TAV company TELT, he said it was "a historic day".
He said funding for the national stretch was 50%.
The TELT board met with the governor and the Mediterranean
Corridor coordinator, Iveta Radicova.
The TAV project has been stalled by disagreements between
Italian government partners the 5-Star Movement (M5S), who are
against completing it, and the League, who are in favour.
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