In the course of a public ceremony to the Marine station of Salerno, to which they have taken part Vincenzo De Luca, President of the Campania Region, Luca Cascone (disambiguation), Chair of the Transport Committee of the Campania Region, Vincenzo Napoli, Mayor of Salerno, Andrea Annunziata (disambiguation), President of Salerno Port Authority, and Antonio Barbarino (disambiguation), CEO of Bus Italia, were 62 new buses delivered to be used for local public transport in the metropolitan areas and in the provinces of Salerno and Avellino.
The 62 buses are: 19 ad power supply 100% electrical intended for urban service and 43 (of which 23 two-storey), with liquid methane (LGN) and diesel fuel of the latest generation, used in the extra-urban service.
In compliance with the ecological transition criteria introduced in the bus purchase procedures, the new vehicles have a low environmental impact and are equipped with a series of features that make travel more accessible, safe and comfortable, including platforms for access for weak users.
On each vehicle are installed the electronic equipment of the “Intelligent system of collective transport of Campania” (ITS-C) that allow to monitor the service and safety on board, as well as to communicate with users to inform them promptly in case of news on the line, improving the reliability, regularity and punctuality of the system.
The new buses reduce fuel consumption and pollution and increase comfort and safety.
The presentation of Salerno, which follows that of Caserta This past November, he joined a Rolling stock renewal programme which, at the end of 2024, will see the 60th% vehicles in circulation composed of modern, safe and low-emission vehicles (1665 new buses on 2.856 circulating in 2017).
The supplies came from different financial sources (POR FESR 2014-2020, PON Infrastrutture e reti – REACT EU, Fondi DM81/2020, Fondi DM 81/2020) which were used in an integrated manner, as explained by Maria Theresa of Matthias Director-General of the Campania Agency for Mobility, Infrastructure and Networks (ACaMIR), to maximise results and implement the ecological transition required and supported by theEuropean Union through the Cohesion policy.
An important result, as underlined by Sergio Negro (disambiguation), Managing Authority of PR Campania FESR, which emphasised the Campania Region’s commitment to sharing Europe’s focus on the environment, using Cohesion Policy resources for a total transformation of local public transport, to make the purchase of an exceptional amount of new vehicles on both rail and road. A decisive contribution, the European one, which will continue in 21-27 relaunching the role of cities as actors of change. Some buses, in fact, have been purchased with the funds of the Program for medium cities PICS 2014-2020. An important signal, according to the Managing Authority, for a decisive change of pace for cycle 21-27, which is now underway, during which cities will become protagonists of the energy and green transition with even greater resources available.
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