The Council of Ministers approved the Infrastructure decreethe omnibus measure that touches very different themes.
In the text, news from Bridge on the Strait of Messina to dear flights, up to the regulation of the bathing season.
The note of the MIT
Compared to the drafts circulated in the previous days, the latest version of the text, the approved one, has significant changes.
It is a note from MIT, in the very early afternoon of Monday 19 May, to give the announcement of
“An urgent and strategic measure wanted by the vice -president of the Council and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, to impress a strong acceleration to the realization of key infrastructures, optimize the management of public contracts, ensure the efficiency of the transport system and enhance the state property, in line with the objectives of the PNRR and the European commitments”.
Bridge on the Strait
Was overflow by the Infrastructure Decree the rule that would have recognized to the Strait of Messina Spathe company in charge of the work, the role of contracting authority qualified. This would have allowed the company to directly manage the entire process of public tenders for works, supplies and services.
Instead, the regulation on the adaptation of costs remains in the decree: the spending roof For the construction of the bridge which was initially 8.5 billion is confirmed to 13.5 billionas already announced in November 2024, with the possibility of a further increase up to 50%in line with the limits imposed by European legislation.
And the appointment with the Cipess is approaching, the Interministerial Committee for the economic programming which will have to provide the definitive green light before the start of the construction sites.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini has announced the implementation of a anti -mafia floor which will accompany all the phases of the project, starting from the expropriations. The plan will follow the model already adopted for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will be further strengthened.
Dear flights
Another central point of the infrastructure decree concerns flights to and from the major islands, Sardinia And Sicily. The sections subject to public service charges may be subject to a tariff roof In periods when prices undergo significant increases, such as during the summer or holidays.
The provision, which reviews a rule already introduced in 2023, will apply to specific passenger categories, with a view to protecting the right to mobility and contrasting seasonal speculations by air carriers.
Port of Genoa
A very discussed article that would have redefined the urban characteristics of some areas of the port of Genoa, with potential impacts on current judicial proceedings, also disappears from the text. In political environments, “Salvinelli” had already been renamed, with reference to the group that saw its concession canceled by the Council of State and which is awaiting judgment on the appeal.
According to sources of government, the rule would have been removed on the indication of the Quirinale, worried about the potential conflict between legislative and judicial power.
Bathing season
The infrastructure decree also establishes a Single calendar for the bathing season In Italy: it will be in force from the third week of May to the third week of September. The regions and local authorities will be able to anticipate or postpone the start of the season of one week, but do not extend its duration.
Outside of this period, the bathing structures will still be open by offering limited services, for example for heliotherapy purposes (sunbathing), but without swimming.
Fast contracts in emergency
In the chapter contracts and subcontracts, the decree introduces accelerated mechanisms in the event of emergencies of civil protection, with prizes or penalties for delivery times: one penalty 0.25% for each day of delay, up to a maximum of 10% of the total amount, but also the possibility of reward With the same rate, those who complete the work in advance.
With regard to safety, the introduction of a crowding index for the seismic checks of public buildings is expected, with a view to structural prevention.
Trucking, Olympics and RAM
The decree allocates 6 million euros for the renewal of fleets in the sector ofroad transport. Society Ram (Mediterranean Autostrade Network), controlled by MIT, will be able to hire new fixed -term staff, with a provision of 200,000 euros in 2025 and 2 million for each of the years 2026 and 2027. Included in the provision also urgent interventions for the works necessary for Winter Olympics 2026.
Among other measures, news for:
- GP Formula 1;
- public contracts (relating to the “review of the methods of access, evaluation and recruitment of the staff and university professor”);
- civil motorization;
- port system;
- maritime state property.
