Italian towns launch road repairs, heating upgrades and labor agreements
The municipality of Paternò (CT) approved urgent hot‑asphalt works worth €34,160 to fill potholes and restore damaged road sections after police reports of safety hazards.
In the Province of Lecco, authorities modified traffic rules on the SP 583 Lariana, cancelling a night closure between Limonta and Vassena and extending roadworks for a new district‑heating network at the Kennedy Bridge, with lane diversions and a narrowed roundabout lasting until mid‑July.
Pachino (RG) began resurfacing several main streets – Via Indipendenza, Viale Calleri and Via Francesco De Sanctis – funded by a €300,000 amendment presented by regional deputy Riccardo Gennuso, aiming to improve road safety and surface quality.
The transport firm Bartoletti Rimorchi in Forlì reached a union agreement that provides extra financial incentives, employee redeployment within the area and safeguards occupational levels after the company's decision to cease operations.
Municipal workers in Genoa organised a protest outside the Prefecture to demand solutions to projected staffing cuts of about 570 positions by 2028, warning of increased workloads and overtime.
Finally, the Bobbio (PC) bridge over the San Salvatore river entered a new phase of maintenance works.