Cycling. Towpath Naviglio Pavese, work has started on the Vento
Within the year, the first kilometer of the Milanese section of the tourist cycle path connecting Venice to Turin was completed
Milan, 3 September 2020 – Construction has started for the construction of the Milanese section of the Vento, the cycle path that connects Venice to Turin. The construction site area currently involves the stretch from the Alzaia Naviglio Pavese railway bridge and continues up to Via Rimini; over the next few weeks it will extend along the kilometer of the first of the three lots which will be built by the end of the year.
The Milanese section of the Vento will be a cycle path of almost five kilometers along the Naviglio Pavese, in two directions, from the pedestrian area of the Darsena, from via Darwin, to the end of the municipality's territory. The entire Vento cycle route connects Venice to Turin and is one of the four major 'two-wheel' routes that will make up the national system of tourist cycle routes.
From the initial idea of building only the first stretch from the Darsena to Via Rimini we move on to a broader project that uses resources differently and is spread over 4,3 kilometers to be built, to further promote mobility on two wheels even outside the city limits.
The route is divided into three lots: the first, the one currently under construction, is the most complex, running along the towpath between the intersection with via Darwin and that with via Fra Cristoforo. If for the second and third sections, at least in the first phase, it will be sufficient to carry out simple interventions relating to signs, insertion of bollards and small road works, to be consolidated at a later stage, for the first lot the design is more complex. In fact, a protected area reserved for bicycles has been created here. In the second lot, however, already designed and which will be built in continuity with the first construction site up to via Baffalora, speed limits will be defined. The third lot instead goes up to via Gattinara.
Along the entire route, cyclists and pedestrians will have separate spaces and places where they can stop and the cycle path will always be at least 1,5 meters away from the Naviglio to adapt to the various situations present along the road. The creation of the cycle path could also be an opportunity to reorganize parking. The project includes more spaces for regular parking.
The overall cost of the project is 2,5 million, of which 750 thousand euros coming from state funding provided by the Region on the basis of a road safety fund.
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Updated: 03/09/2020