Work in Bagnoli is progressing and the transformation of the area is visible, month after month: a surprising result in itself after decades of failures and paralysis. Now the transformation is underway and moving at two speeds. The interventions functional to the America’s Cup, which mainly concern the sea area and the coastline, are advancing according to schedule: dredging is 75% complete and floating pontoons are being set up. As for the reclamation works, they are progressing but still require a long time: the most complex intervention, that of the Urban Park, should be completed in 2032.
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As for the allocated resources, totaling 1.7 billion, spending from 2022 to date is approximately 45%. This, in summary, is the picture drawn by the Bagnoli Commissioner’s Office, which is responsible for all safety, infrastructure, and regeneration works in the former Italsider area and which, since 2022, has been led by the mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi. «The reclamation and redevelopment works in Bagnoli are proceeding rapidly with the immediate goal of being able to set up all the team hangars within a couple of months in view of next year’s America’s Cup – says the mayor and commissioner – . Meanwhile, in agreement with the Navy, they will be hosted in Nisida for the September pre-regatta. In the context of the relaunch of the entire Bagnoli area, in institutional synergy with the Government, the enhancement of Nisida is also included with a social commitment from all institutions and organizers for young detainees». The implementing body, Sport & Salute, is also satisfied with the works progressing according to schedule. «The first Gb1 hangar has been assembled – they announce –, the New Zealand team has also arrived».
But let’s proceed in order. The America’s Cup has given an acceleration: currently, the works related to the sailing event are those on the coastline and at sea. «The breakwaters defending the coast have been completed _ says the deputy commissioner, Filippo De Rossi _ While the dredging of the seabed is underway and should be completed in October». The intervention is now 75% complete: it is being carried out by an ATI led by the Belgian group Deme with Italian partners. The extracted sludge is mainly disposed of in treatment plants in Belgium. An important intervention, and the subject of disputes between technicians and politicians for decades, concerns the land area: the so-called landfill. Here, 80% of the area’s safety measures have been implemented, where the technical bases for the sailing teams are being set up. In autumn, the Fan Village and the Media Club will be completed and will be available from May 2027. «It is important to emphasize _ adds De Rossi _ that the area will be fully usable in total safety». «We are talking – De Rossi further specifies – about temporary structures that, after the sailing event, will have to be dismantled to leave free space for a large panoramic terrace and green areas».
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However, further studies are underway on how the area will be redesigned after the sailing race. The Ministry of Environment, during the EIA and SEA evaluation, has requested some clarifications that the Commissioner’s Office will have to finalize by the end of the year. «The location of the residences so far planned in the “land plots” area, and the redevelopment of the Borgo di Coroglio, are also among the issues that require new design choices», clarifies the Councilor for Urban Planning of Naples, Laura Lieto. A significant novelty is RFI’s decision to build a Line 2 Metro station, with connections to the Central station, Capodichino airport, port, and city center. Useful during the America’s Cup and also afterwards.
«Confindustria Nautica and the Union of Industrialists of Naples have completed the Business Intelligence project: the Official America’s Cup Suppliers Portal has received over 3,000 company registrations – says Marco Monsurrò, vice president of Confindustria Nautica – Company expectations are very high».
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