Almost 13 years after the flood, the provincial road 38 bis of Monte Pino has reopened, the road connecting Olbia and Tempio which was destroyed by the fury of cyclone Cleopatra in November 2013 .

Anas has completed the €18 million restoration work on just over 5 km of road . Two projects were undertaken: the first, costing €8.2 million, involved the restoration of the road surface after the landslide, as well as the upgrade and repair of the hydraulic works and the road surface between km 1,250 and 4,600; the second, costing €9.7 million and entirely funded by the Region, involved the remaining section of the road, with specific maintenance and repair work on the hydraulic works.

The two contracts included the construction of 18 hydraulic manholes and a viaduct, as well as the complete paving of the entire route, from km 0 to km 5.15 . The project also included the installation of safety barriers along the entire route and the execution of environmental mitigation works, aimed at reducing the infrastructure's impact on the surrounding area.

"Today is an important day for Northern Sardinia and for the entire island in general," said Anas CEO Claudio Andrea Gemme . "The completion of the Monte Pino road works is a symbol of a reborn infrastructure that allows the area to rediscover a vital connection for those traveling in the Gallura region. The two cities of Olbia and Tempio Pausania are finally closer ."

Obviously, there was no shortage of memories of what happened on November 18, 2013, when three people died in two cars dragged by the mud: Bruno Fiore, Sebastiana Brundu and Maria Loriga .

(Unioneonline)

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