OLBIA. The Ancients”iron bridge‘ (the inhabitants of Olbia certainly didn’t rack their brains to find another name) will soon be demolished. In its place, a new one will be created, which could also have an artistic content, to make the passage at the mouth of the Seligheddu creek certainly more graceful than its predecessor.
13 companies have currently participated in the tender for around 4 million euros. Much work for the managers and officials of the Municipality of Olbia, who will have the task of evaluating the aesthetics of the new suspended viaduct without span for vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles, in addition to the aspects of reduction.
The same bridge will in fact be the connection between the bike path along the seafront and the one under construction for the airport.
At this point, one hopes that the city, criss-crossed by dozens of canals and streams, will begin to “make peace” with the water and draw people and the locals themselves closer to it, perhaps with bridges that are also nice to see.
“We have already started to reverse the trend – comments City Planning Officer Bastianino Monni –. Faced with the need to secure the city, we must seize the opportunity to eliminate the ugliness and bring forth characteristic works that make Olbia recognizable also thanks to artistic works.
“We don’t need to be afraid. On the contrary, we have to aim high by following the example of big European capitals like Valencia.”
In fact, the third largest city in Spain, after Madrid and Barcelona, was devastated by the tragic flood of 1957 that caused the inundation of the Tùria that crossed the center. Morino 81 people. With the Plan Sur, the river is diverted before entering the city. In its place, the largest garden in Europe was created with 9 km of greenery and a width of almost 30 meters. The bridges were demolished, restructured and many rebuilt, like the most famous one near the center signed by Jacob Calatrava: as the Valencians call it, the bridge of the harp.
“Ghost is exactly that. It’s an opportunity we don’t want to pass up – adds Monni. We will organize contests of ideas open to young students, especially local ones, making another important contribution to the beauty of our Olbia after the seafront. We have to make a difference. The example becomes clear when we build the new bridge on Via Gabriele d’Annunzio.