Genoa, in corso Europa, eliminates the 30km / h signs: “They were in the wrong places” – Primocanale.it
GENOA-They appeared one morning last week and already in the early hours of dawn today they disappeared. The signs indicating the speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour in various sections of Corso Europa they sent the traffic into a tailspin for a few days, with notes of motorists in first gear with their foot balanced on the brake to avoid a possible fine. one of the longest streets in Genoa. Justified panic born from an error in the positioning of the signs, today removed and moved to the right place.
Appearing in four different points, imposing 30 kilometers per hour for a few meters, they confused Genoese and tourists, both towards the Levante and towards the West. The explanation, however, is simpler than it seems, the lowering of the usual 60 kilometers per hour, which persist for most of the road, is in fact linked to a safety discourse. With the arrival of Euroflora, the floral festival set up within the Parks of Nervi from 23 April, changes to the road network were necessary: among these, the halving of speed also allows motorists near the parking lots and to maneuver buses tourists arriving from all over Italy for the event.
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Area that would be limited to the last 100 meters of Corso Europa traveling in both directions, explained to Primocanale the councilor for traffic of the Municipality of Genoa, Matteo Campora. A frightening limit due to the sanctions, famous in the long road that crosses Genoa from the San Martino district to Nervi, and have also increased after the activation of the tutor, now a year ago, who had on his first day of ‘work’ recorded as many as 193 multi. “It is a safety issue for this particular period where it is necessary to pay attention to the maneuvers of the buses. Until yesterday afternoon the signs were in the wrong places and this created confusion: it is important to clarify” continued the commissioner.
It should therefore not be a permanent change, but only a momentary limitation, assured Campora: “With the end of the floral event, the viability in Corso Europa will return to normal”. A sigh of relief also for those who in recent days, traveling through the city, have been stuck in the traffic that the new signs have created. There were many Genoese who expressed their frustration, and in some cases disbelief, on social media. The photos of the new road signs have made the rounds of the Facebook groups in Genoa which talk about viability and more: among the comments that defined them as madness because they are dangerous, or a new way for the administration to make money. On this, Campora assures: “That limit is not subject to electronic speed control.”