Speed bumps and potholes that appeared after work on water mains, roads in poor condition to the point of being impassable : the Municipality of Capoterra is counterattacking, and through the local police, is fining Abbanoa for the damage caused to the city streets . For now, the fines issued by the traffic police are two, for a total of 1,200 euros , but the impression – given the conditions of the roads being worked on by Abbanoa – is that their number is destined to rise.
To see the problem first hand, just take a walk around the streets of Capoterra. Walking along the entire length of Via Cagliari , to then arrive in Via Amendola , you lose count of the road sections that have been patched up following an intervention on the water network: in no case has the road surface returned to its initial state.
The mayor, Beniamino Garau , explains the decision to use strong measures against the water service management company: «The situation has become unacceptable, recently, due to one of these restorations that were certainly not carried out in a workmanlike manner, a boy fell from a scooter ; in some places the Abbanoa workers intervened and the hole was not even closed with cement ».
It may seem like a figure of speech, but the first year of management of the Abbanoa water service is really leaking from all sides: the pipes, especially in the summer, have been a sieve, and in some cases it took months before the leaks were closed. "In these months we have seen water gushing from the underground services without anyone doing anything, a mockery for the citizens who risked rationing due to the water crisis - says Garau -, despite the reports from the Municipality and residents, it is impossible to establish when the Abbanoa first response teams go into action: when they do, then, it is clear to everyone how they reduce the roads".
Roberta Maxia, commander of the local police , clarifies the reasons for the fines issued to Abbanoa: «The , we acted as we would have done for any citizen, we cannot tolerate the appearance of bumps and dips especially on particularly busy roads like via Cagliari».
