Viale Europa, De Mossi: “Fundamental work for safety and traffic”
New inspection by the mayor of Siena Luigi De Mossi at the construction site in viale Europa in Siena. The works concern the transformation of the intersection between the ex ssn 73 ‘Levante’ and viale Europa into a roundaboutality Due Ponti and redevelopment of the adjacent car park.
“Traffic safety and improvement – explains the yesnaaco De Mossi – are the two aspects at the basis of this building site. This is an investment of around 700 thousand euros. Also in this case we are talking about works that have been awaited for years: the area is affected by traffic flows into and out of the historic center, as well as those for the commercial area of viale Europa. The roundabout will make it possible to increase safety and improve traffic conditions: among other things, this construction site will be included with the future one relating to the Viale Toselli area and also that of the ‘zero lot’ of the Due Ponti. At the end of the works we will have more security for the citizens and a marked improvement in the usability of the Due Ponti area, which will also affect the rest of the area. The construction site will be completed by June.
The intervention. The intervention has the purpose of increasing road safety and improving traffic by transforming the current intersection at grade between vial Europe and the AndxsSt 73 Levante “Senese – Aretina” in a roundabout intersection. In fact, roundabout intersections are safer than traditional level crossings as they eliminate the points of conflict involving the intersection of vehicular currents and their geometry induces a reduction in the speed of passing vehicles. The new roundabout intersection has a larger footprint than the existing one and invades the escarpment along the former ss 73, a green area to the northwest and access to the existing car park viale Europe, to the south-west a part of the car dealership and an asphalted area which was the old access to the petrol station area. To ensure the correct positioning of the roundabout as much as possible “in axis” with the current route of the ex SS no. 73 “Levante” the construction of a large support work, with a curvilinear shape, is planned for the escarpment on the side Andst, consisting of a central bulkhead of posts with two end sections of straight walls. The construction of the new roundabout will also involve the functional reorganization of the due existing parking areas (about 45 parking spaces, 10 motorcycles and 10 bicycles), the creation of marginal green and tree-lined areas, the safety of the bus stop tpl in a southerly direction and the mending of the pedestrian path that comes from due Ponti and then continues in vial Europe. Access to the existing parking of viale Europa will therefore be moved and its geometry has been studied to contain the encumbrance towards the bank present on the Riluogo ditch. The construction of the planned roundabout therefore takes the form of a traffic calming operation and will be able to guarantee the regulation in a more appropriate and efficient way of the entry and exit from the commercial and artisanal area (Viale Europa) as well as from the car park, which as mentioned, will now be expanded and put into a system with the smaller one and with the stop of ttransport ppublic Llocal existing there. The works are currently in progress, albeit with slowdowns due to weather conditions and interference with the existing road network in terms of organization of the site and the various stages of the work. However, a large part of the road and plant engineering works were carried out, relating to the portion of the roundabout located adjacent to the two rest areas (north-west portion), while the curvilinear support work on the east slope remains to be carried out.