Pietro Salini: sustainability does not exist without jobs. Webuild completes Serravalle Tunnel for Terzo Valico dei Giovi - Genova Junction – One Project

Workers celebrated the breakthrough of a tunnel-boring machine (TBM) that marked the completion despite the difficulties posed by COVID-19 of the Serravalle tunnel, the second longest tunnel for the Terzo Valico dei Giovi - Genova Junction – One Project high-speed/high-capacity railway project being developed in Italy by Consorzio Collegamenti Integrati Veloci (COCIV), the consortium led by Webuild. The milestone, which brings to 65% the amount of excavation completed, establishes an uninterrupted connection among the work sites along a 22-kilometre section of the railway on the side of Piemonte region of the project.

“I see there is a big political debate over the Recovery Plan, which foresees investments in infrastructure over a period of six years for nearly €50 billion, representing 0.5% of GDP,” said Salini. “These resources need to be put together with other sources of financing. Before COVID-19, the country spent about 2% of GDP in infrastructure. So, to revive the economy, we need a big boost and more spending. We’re talking about at least €300 billion, which is in line with investments being made by other European countries in infrastructure. I hope to be able to see projects for new infrastructure start soon with a long-term vision for our country. We are a sustainable company.