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July 07, 2020Delivery queues, 'minimal' queues, 14 km queues, queues that they cannot dispose of, queues under the scorching sun. Genoa highway junction, another passion day is staged. Nothing new, but under the sun on the A26 there are dozens of cars queuing. It is no small matter, so much so that the traffic police have decided to put Civil Protection in front if the heat makes it necessary to distribute water to motorists and truck drivers who face a real ordeal.

All this lasts from morning until around noon when, slowly, on the A26 the queue is disposed of. But there are two km on the A12 and 2 on the A7, queues at times towards Ovada in the direction of Genoa. On the other hand, the 'canonical' hours are always those: from 7 to 10 in the morning and then in the late afternoon, from 17:30 to 20. All that remains is to wait in the evening.

Will Aspi close construction sites by 10 am? Meanwhile Toti attacks: "Ambulances slowed down"
The CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia, Roberto Tomasi, had warned that July would be a complicated month. And we are just beginning. Will Aspi be able to close construction sites by July 10, that is by Friday? Meanwhile, after the blow and response between Minister Paola De Micheli and Governor Toti, the latter returns to the topic with a thorny theme: that of ambulances forced to take the highway.

"On our highways, ambulances take up to three times as long to reach hospitals - the governor said today - confirming the serious situation on our highways, here are the data coming from 118: in 18 municipalities in the Genoese area, the first analyzed, ambulances routinely travel the highway to reach city hospitals and travel times in the last month have increased from 30% to 50%, with peaks up to 300% compared to the same period of the previous year. alarming data - and once again the governor complains of the silence of the ministry - despite the letters and daily appeals, we have not even received an answer from the Ministry of Transport ".

De Micheli: "A very serious point on Liguria, it should not be underestimated"
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Paola De Micheli, recalled in the last few hours that: "Liguria has more than half of the tunnels present in the entire Italian road system and over time heavy and profound delays in checks and maintenance have accumulated ". And he continued: "The point on Liguria is very serious, it should not be underestimated or trivialized. I do not seem to have heard great proclamations in the previous five years by those who now, compatibly with the electoral situation, complain. We are here now and we take on this responsibility, "he reiterates. In a tweet of 4 July the minister also stressed: "We are looking for all the solutions to reduce the inconvenience as much as possible, and we will do it with the method followed so far: with dedication, perseverance and rigor without ever neglecting any aspect of the problems and always together with local institutions ".

Associations: we will demonstrate in Rome
A great event in Rome to make the voice of Genoa heard on the ropes by the highway yards. Road hauliers, shippers, shipping agents, terminal operators, traders and craftsmen have come together to find an unequivocal way to get the government, the ministry and Autostrade the message of an unsustainable situation that requires immediate answers for those who work and live in Genoa and they are ready for sensational gestures. For now there are several hypotheses, contained in a draft to be shared in a very short time. And on the table there is also the proposal of the president of Ascom Confcommercio Paolo Odone to ask for the postponement of the inauguration of the new bridge over the Polcevera.

However, the demonstration in Rome seems to be the one that gathers the most consensus, but on condition that it is strictly non-partisan and apolitical and involves the whole city. "We plan to go there with trucks. We are suffering damage that reaches impossible numbers. Only for our category is 1 million per day plus the consequent loss of market, of competitiveness towards other ports and traffic: it risks becoming an ecatomb. "underlines Giuseppe Tagnochetti, Ligurian coordinator of Trasportounito. "We have tried to write a draft joint document, if everyone will agree, let's start," explains Giampaolo Botta, general secretary of Spediporto. The other front is the judiciary. "We discussed the profiles of a possible compensation action together with the lawyers: civil, administrative but above all criminal" adds Tagnochetti.