(by Stefan Wallisch)
(ANSA) - BOLZANO/BOZEN, FEBRUARY 13 - The proposal launched
by the South Tyrolean governor Arno Kompatscher to avoid
anti-truck bans in Austria through a shared solution for the
entire Brenner corridor includes several points: ban on transit
for polluting trucks (Euro 3 included), an online booking
system, dynamic management of both the number of trucks and the
speed limit, the abolition in Tyrol of the night ban for Euro 6
trucks, and a timely construction of the access sections of the
Brenner Tunnel. "The tolerance limit for motorway
infrastructure, as well as for the population, has long been
reached. A revolution is needed," the President of the Province
of Bolzano/Bozen told ANSA. Ahead of the Brenner summit tomorrow
in Fortezza with Italian Minister Paola De Micheli and EU
Commissioner Adina Valean, the EU Commission underlined that
"the regions along the Brenner corridor are facing serious
challenges related to air quality and traffic congestion.". The
EU Commission remarked "a series of ongoing efforts to find
solutions that engage the EU member countries involved".
Kompatscher, therefore, launched an appeal regarding the future
concession for the Italian section of the Brenner motorway.
"We are hoping - he said - that De Micheli will definitively
clarify at European level whether the solution of keeping the
current private partners in the future concessionaire of the
Brenner motorway is viable. The deadline for the signing of the
Cooperation Agreement is June 30, 2020: we need to determine
this aspect as soon as possible.". According to the President of
the Province of Bolzano/Bozen, "if Italy and Germany do not show
their will to create an innovative and digital corridor, Tyrol
will not remove all the measures introduced in recent years."
(ANSA).
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