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Covid, Giovannini: "We are working on a safer transport system for this summer"
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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea
August 30, 2021 "No one has ever thought that a controller was needed for each bus, but as we wrote in the guidelines, let's imagine the ground control, perhaps at random, on the other hand we will discuss with trade unions and companies the revision of one of the attachments, precisely to understand the safety of workers in the workplace because we know that unfortunately there are actions, not from today, of violent reaction against transport operators. We will address this issue which obviously will then have to be discussed with the companies that manage transport " . This is what was declared by the Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini, on Radio Immagina at the National Unity Day in Bologna.In the morning, the Minister of Transport met with the transport unions to illustrate the government guidelines to combat the Coronavirus on buses and medium and long-distance vehicles.
Two weeks after school resumed, the minister confirmed that the Green pass will not be used to get on the bus. Giovannini returned to the theme of the reorganization of transport in view of the opening of the school year, reiterating that the Regions and the autonomous provinces will have 600 million available for the next semester to enhance services, increasing travel. "It is not just about the school, but about the restart of many workers' activities. For months we have been working with the Regions and the autonomous provinces to plan this phase. We have the prefectoral tables that define additional services and the shifting of schedules. Based on these discussions, the Regions will send their plans to the ministry on Thursday ".
"In the meantime, the capacity is increased to 80% in the white and yellow area and no longer to 50%", continued Giovannini. "Thanks to the funds put in place by the Government, the LPT companies have increased their offer by 4% on average during the day, which means that the increase in rush hour was 15-20%", points out the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, highlighting how the local institutions still have many resources available to finance a further strengthening of the races ".
Minister Enrico Giovannini added: "We know very well that the situation is very difficult, which is why we have implemented a series of actions that were not there last year". "This is a common commitment of the government, the Regions and the transport companies - he said - We will see to the test. There may be situations, in some cities and in a few hours, for which the strengthening may not be enough. We will meet again in September for take stock but we know that the resources that have been put in place are very consistent and can allow regions and companies to operate in this direction ".