LAIVES. Among all those started, there are currently two interventions that are involving the Public Works Office of the Municipality of Laives: the safety of the road that goes up from Pineta towards the farms of La Costa-Seit and, in particular, the works of construction of the cycle ring in the Galicia sports area.
The cycle ring
Starting with the latter, it is a project that has been in the works for years and which has finally begun work in recent days. «We are talking about the cycle ring which will be used for training and small races for cyclists registered in the youth categories – explains Marlene Hofer, councilor for public works – whose construction is planned on the surface that was served, during the excavation works of the tunnel for the variant to state road 12, as a storage area for materials. The idea of creating the cycle ring there dates back many years ago, when a feasibility study was prepared. For this intervention we have an agreement with the Province (which put the project on paper), but the actual work is done by the Municipality of Laives. In terms of expenditure we are talking about approximately 3 million and 500 thousand euros, of which approximately two and a half million come as a provincial contribution. The first earthmoving works have begun in recent days.”
The cycle ring is a path intended for bicycles, just under a kilometer long, with various curves and a small ramp, all to reproduce the conditions that cyclists find on the roads, only here they are safe from traffic. The project, when it was presented in the town hall in Laives, also obtained applause from the provincial representatives of the Italian Cycling Federation and will be a point of reference at provincial level for young cyclists.
The road to Costa Seit
As regards the road to Costa Seit, following the April rains, a section at kilometer 9.7 had collapsed along the side towards the valley. «The road, however, remained passable – explains councilor Marlene Hofer – even if not by very heavy vehicles. However, it was urgent to fix everything, restoring safety, also because in winter snowplow vehicles pass there and in case of emergencies, even those of the fire brigade. The works are in the final phase and the total cost is approximately 435 thousand euros. 144 thousand euros in contributions arrived from the Civil Protection.”