Cagliari Metro, FdI jokes: "Two workers at work, one watching and the other coordinating."
Pierluigi Mannino, Meloni's group leader on the city council, offered a vitriolic comment: "If this continues, the project will be ready for the retirement of the grandchildren of those who designed it."Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Today, June 9, 2026, we're seeing an incredible acceleration in the work: two workers have been spotted on site. One is observing, the other is supervising what he's observing. The excavator is parked with museum-like care, so tourists can photograph this piece of industrial archaeology.
Pierluigi Mannino, leader of the Brothers of Italy party in the Cagliari city council, uses irony to describe the pace of construction work on the surface metro system being built by ARST. This major project, as announced by the public transport company itself, will require (at least) another two years of disruption.
"A monumental project that will change the face of the city forever. Perhaps. In 2048," Mannino teases. "The pace is fast: at this point, the tram line will be ready just in time for the retirement of the grandchildren of its designer. In the meantime, the construction site serves a vital social function: it's the largest uninvited pedestrian area in Europe, with an exclusive view of gravel, rebar, and seasonal puddles."
Cagliari, according to Meloni, "isn't under siege. It's just being held hostage, but elegantly and with the construction site signs neatly lined up."
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)