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New paving, trees and tram stops will transform an unrecognizable street into a green avenue. Maran-Granelli: “We improve the quality of public space in continuity with the benefits that will be had with the M4”

Milan, September 2 2019 – The redevelopment works of via Giambellino begin today, in the stretch between Piazza Tirana and Largo dei Gelsomini. The intervention will enhance the area through the redevelopment of the pedestrian paths and the central parterre characterized by the passage of the tramway also with the installation of trees, improving the use and decoration of spaces which today make the area difficult to recognize in its main aggregation functions and a residential and commercial avenue.

“This is an important redevelopment of the public space in via Giambellino which is in continuity with the future benefits of the M4 - declare the councilors Pierfrancesco Maran (Urban Planning and Green) and Marco Granelli (Mobility and Public Works) -. In fact, the metro will not only connect Lorenteggio to the city center in 15 minutes, but will bring with it the regeneration of the streets and squares along its route."

The works, which concern an area of ​​approximately 21 thousand mXNUMX, involve the increase and improvement of pedestrian paths with the laying of new Luserna stone paving, the removal of architectural barriers, the adaptation of existing pedestrian paths, the redevelopment of the public lighting system, the insertion of new trees and shrubs equipped with an irrigation system which will change the scenario of the central parterre where the tram passes, the improvement of the current rainwater disposal system and the reconstruction and commissioning safety of the ATM waiting platforms at the "Via Giambellino Piazza Tirana" and "Via Giambellino Via Odazio" stops, with the creation of paths for the visually impaired and steel barriers to protect them.

As regards greenery, the project creates two new green bands along the tram line designed by grassy paths with shrubs and new trees, where the underground services allow it, which will be planted in groups of 2/3 specimens of Pyrus Calleryana, a tree resistant to smog, drought stress and even intense cold.

The works will be carried out gradually through a mobile construction site, so as to allow the maintenance of the road system, the tram travel along via Giambellino and the replacement work of the underground aqueduct pipes by MM. The overall duration of the construction site is 500 days, for a cost of approximately one million euros. During this period the stop on line 14 in Piazza Tirana will not be made. To reach the San Cristoforo train station, users will have to get off at the via Giambellino/Sanniti stop.