Mario Virano Commissioner of the Government NETLIPSE Network Meeting Turin-Lyon: Re-establishing the relations with the Susa Valley Warsaw, 16 October 2012 SUSA VALLEY, SINCE EVER CROSSROADS BETWEEN EUROPE AND MEDITERRANEAN ROYAL ROAD SUSA VALLEY NAPOLEONIC ROAD (1803-1813) The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL THE PROJECT OF 2004 CONTESTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE THE PROJECT OF 2004 MASS DEMONSTRATION IN VENAUS IN DECEMBER 2005 LY TO The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL HOW WAS THE NEW PROJECT ATTAINED THE RESUMPTION OF THE DEBATE AFTER VENAUS - FROM 2006 TO PRESENT A CONSTANT DEBATE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POLITICAL BOARD AT PALAZZO CHIGI WHICH HAS MET 7 TIMES UNTIL PRESENT AND WHICH INCLUDES ALL CONCERNED MINISTRIES, THE REGION, THE PROVINCE, THE CITY OF TURIN, RAILWAY COMPANIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL OBSERVATORY, GATHERING EXPERTS OF ALL CONCERNED INSTITUTIONS, WITH THE AIM TO DEFINE THE NEW PROJECT: 199 MEETINGS FROM 12 DECEMBER 2006 UNTIL TODAY 300 HEARINGS OF EXPERTS, INCLUDING 65 INTERNATIONAL ONES 10 WORKING GROUPS 9 PAPERS SUMMARIZING ALL STUDIES CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE OBSERVATORY 50 MUNICIPALITIES REPRESENTED BY 16 DELEGATES N. DELEGATES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES CONCERNED IN THE NLTL DELEGATES MUNICIPALITIES AMT CENTRAL NODE – PASSENGERS - TURIN 1 1 LINKS WITH RAILWAY ORBASSANO FREIGHT YARD 1 1 SUSA INTERNATIONAL STATION 1 1 CHIOMONTE WINZE EXIT 1 1 SANT’ANTONINO DI SUSA INTERCHANGE WITH HISTORICAL LINE 1 1 AVIGLIANA INTERCHANGE WITH HISTORICAL LINE 1 1 NORTHERN SETTIMO, BORGARO 2 1 CIRCUMVALLATION WESTERN VENARIA, COLLEGNO, GRUGLIASCO 3 1 CIRCUMVALLATION ALPIGNANO, VILLARBASSE, RIVOLI, ROSTA, BUTTIGLIERA, WESTERN ADDUCTION 7 2 BRUINO, RIVALTA VAL SANGONE REANO, SANGANO, TRANA, GIAVENO, VALGIOIE, COAZZE 6 1 SANT’AMBROGIO, CHIUSA SAN MICHELE,VAIE, VILLAR FOCCHIARDO, SAN GIORIO, BUSSOLENO, MEANA, MATTIE, LOWER SUSA VALLEY 14 3 CONDOVE, CHIANOCCO, BRUZOLO, S. DIDERO, BORGONE DI SUSA, MOMPANTERO PASS VENAUS, GIAGLIONE, GRAVERE 3 1 FUNCTIONAL CONNECTION OF THE UPPER VALLEY – OLIMPIC UPPER SUSA VALLEY MUNICIPALITIES – TO THE NLTL (EXILLES, SALBERTRAND, 9 1 MUNICIPALITIES BARDONEC-CHIA, OULX, CESANA TORINESE, CLAVIERE, SAUZE D'OULX, SAUZE DI CESANA, SESTRIERE) THE NEW PROJECT IS THE RESULT OF A DEBATE WITH LOCAL CUMMUNITIES 11 OPTIONS STUDIED TORINO 1 – Project CCIA, A and FEDERPIEMONTE - 1996 2 – Project ALPETUNNEL - 1997 3 – Project ATS – Province - 1997 8 – Project RFI - 2004 4 – Project Province - 2000 9 – Observatory – Mixed Variant 5 – Project RFI-LTF - march 2003 10 – Observatory – Study of alternative routes 6 – Proposal of Region (Grosseto) - 2003 11 – Observatory – New Preliminary Project 7 – Proposal RFI (Cso Marche) – 2003 THE OVERALL PROJECT LAYOUT OF THE NEW LINE IN ITALY AND FRANCE AND TOTAL COSTS LYON CHAMBÉRY TUNNEL DE BÉLLEDONNE LA CHAMBRE TUNNEL TUNNEL DU DELL’ORSIERA GLANDON CHIUSA SAN CESSIEU MICHELE GRONDA MERCI TUNNEL DE CHARTREUSE COSTO COST IN MLD/BLN/€ FRANCIA FRANCE FRENCHTRATTA NAZIONALENATIONAL 9,8 SAINT JEAN SECTIONFRANCESE DE MAURIENNE TRATTASHARED COMUNESECTION (comprensiva(including Orsiera del tunnel TUNNEL DI BASE 10,5 SUSA ITALIA ITALY Orsiera tunnel ) ITALO-FRANCESE TORINO TRATTAITALIAN NAZIONALE NATIONAL 4,4 ITALIANASECTION TUNNEL DI 24,7 TOTALETOTAL TURIN TORINO-LYON- LIONE SANT’ANTONIO The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL THE CHOISE OF PHASES IN INVESTMENTS AND REALISATION IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 CROSS-BORDER SECTION WITH THE BASE TUNNEL WE OBTAIN THE REDUCTION OF MAXIMUM GRADIENT OF THE LINE, FROM THE CURRENT 33‰ TO 12.5‰ INCREASE OF FREIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY (FROM 1.050 TO 2.050 TONS) BY TRAINS UP TO 750 METERS COST OF RAILWAY CROSSING OF ALPS REDUCED OF MORE THAN 40%, ALSO CUTTING DOWN COSTS OF TRACTION (REINFORCEMENT LOCOMOTIVES) GREATER COMPETITIVENESS OF RAILWAY AGAINST PLANE (PASSENGER TRAINS REACHING 220 KM/H INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT 80) Ex: TURIN-CHAMBERY FROM 152 MINUTES TO 73 MINUTES CONVERSION OF THE HISTORICAL LINE INTO “LIGHT RAILWAY OF THE VALLEY” IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 CROSS-BORDER SECTION: LAYOUT AND COSTS COSTS ALLOCATION ACCORDING TO THE ITALIAN-FRENCH AGREEMENT (57,9%- 42,1%) PHASE 1 COST ITALIAN FRENCH FUNDING EU FUNDING (MLN ) FUNDING Saint Jean de Maurienne- 6.200 2.154 1.566 2.480 Border Border- Susa 2.000 695 505 800 TOTAL 8.200 2.849 2.071 3.280 IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 BASE TUNNEL Winze in Saint-Martin-la-Porte Winze in Villarodin-Bourget/Modane (2.400 m) Works start-up in (4.000 m) Works start-up in July 2002 March 2003 End of works in November 2007 2.329 m drilled in July 2010 Winze in La Praz (2.480 m) Geognostic gallery in La Maddalena Works start-up in November 2005 (7.5000 m) End of works in January 2009 Works start-up in 2011 COST OF THE NEW RAILWAY TUNNELS PROJECTS ARE EQUIVALENT EVEN FROM THE ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW (parameter cost/km) Cost per km (1 pipe) [Mln€] Loetschberg 87,0 Gotthard 93,2 Ceneri 86,3 Brenner 88,5 Cenis 86,0 The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL THE PROJECT AS AN ADDED VALUE FOR THE LOCAL AREA: THE INTERNATIONAL STATION OF SUSA THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE CONTEST 170 STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST, GROUPED IN 49 POOLS WITH ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. SELECTED 5 POOLS: KUMA&ASSOCIATES EUROPE FOSTER&PARTNERS EMBT GMP DIETMAR FEICHINGER ARCHITECTESC THE PROJECT OF THE FRENCH-JAPANESE POOL KUMA & ASSOCIATES EUROPE / AIA INGÉNIERIE / LUCIGNY TALLHOUËT IS THE WINNER . THE FINAL PROJECT OF THE SUSA INTERNATIONAL STATION WILL BE COMPLETED ON 9/01/2013. NLTL – AN ADDED VALUE FOR THE LOCAL AREA THE DESIGN CONTEST FOR THE SUSA INTERNATIONAL STATION IMAGES OF THE WINNING PROJECT Nuova Linea Torino Lione NLTL USING SPOILED AREAS INSTEAD OF NEW TERRITORIES Imbocco tunnel di base Stazione B. Internazionale Nuovo ponte Braide sulla Dora In giallo le aree già antropizzate Linea storica San Torino Giuliano -Susa SS 25 del Moncenisio Sitaf Nuova Linea Torino Lione Autostrada A32 SS 24 Sistemazione Aree tecniche viabilità e di sicurezza Traduerivi TODAY TOMORROW The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL FROM THE COMPENSATIONS TO A PROJECT FOR THE AREA FOUR PROJECTS FOR THE AREA SMART VALLEY ENERGY NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY THE SUSA VALLEY AS A PILOT SOURCES: PROJECT FOR SMART CITIES IN THE - GEOTHERMAL ENERGY LOW DENSITY AREAS - BIOMASSES - SMALL-SCALE HYDROELECTRICITY RENOVATION OF THE HYDRO-GEOLOGICAL BUILDING STOCK STRUCTURE RECOVER SCHOOL BUILDINGS AS PERMANENT ACCOMODATION OF FACTORS OF EXCELLENCE IN AREAS AT RISK AND RIVER SERVICES FOR CITIZENS NETWORKS THE COMPENSATIONS AS DRIVING FORCE FOR INVESTMENTS OF EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL FUNDS The New Railway Line Turin-Lyon NLTL THE RESTORATION OF RELATIONS WITH THE VALLEY REAL DIMENTION OF CONSENT AND DISSENT ABOUT THE PROJECT MUNICIPALITIES INVOLVED IN 112 2.500.000 PHASE 1 BY BUILDING SITES OR ABOVE-GROUND WORKS MUNICIPALITIES INHABITANTS 25 MUNICIPALITIES IN ITALY 87 MUNICIPALITIES IN FRANCE PHASE 1 3 ADVERSE MUNICIPALITIES 2.280 INHABITANTS OPPOSITION AGAINST THE TURIN-LYON HAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED IN NUMBERS: VIOLENT FRINGES OF INTERNATIONAL ANTAGONISM (BLACK BLOCKS – ANARCHIST INSURRECTIONISTS – SOCIAL COLLECTIVES) ECONOMIC POTENTIAL & COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT regarding the 270 km long route of which 189 in France and 81 in Italy THE REASONS OF THE NEW LINE INTERCHANGE OF ITALY WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REACHED BY TRAIN Foreign trade of Italy – Thousands euros Source: Istituto per il Commercio Estero (ICE) 2011 – elab. Foietta-Rocca 2012 THE REASONS OF THE NEW LINE Modal imbalance among axes THE WAY TO FRANCE IS THE MOST RELEVANT FOR SIZE AFTER THE WAY TO AUSTRIA AND GERMANY AND HAS THE GREATER MODAL IMBALANCE TO THE DETRIMENT OF RAILWAY AS WELL Austria Austria RoadTraffico traffic stradale:: 45,7 Mln 45,7 Tons mln di ton RailTraffico traffic ferroviario:: 20,7 Mln tons 20,7 mln di ton SwissSvizzera RoadTraffico traffic stradale:: 14,3 Mln 14,3 Tons mln di ton RailTraffico traffic ferroviario:: 24 Mln tons 24 mln di ton FranceFrancia RoadTraffico traffic stradale:: 38 Mln 38 Tons mln ton RailTraffico traffic ferroviario:: 4,5 Mln tons 4,5 mln ton 31% 69% 37% 63% 11% 89% Strada Ferrovia The railway and road traffic across-the-border with France, Swiss and Austria in 2010 Source: processing CERTeT on Alpinfo data IN 140 YEARS TRAINS AND TECHNOLOGY CHANGED 1871 2011 ... ONLY THE TUNNEL IS STILL THE SAME THE REASONS OF THE NEW LINE EFFECTS OF FREJUS SITE ON FREIGHT TRAFFIC START-UP OF WORKS 12 FREJUS HISTORIC TUNNEL TRAFFIC FREJUS YEAR 2002 10 8 6 t[mio] 4 TRAFFIC SEMPIONE LOETSCHBERG 2 EFFECTS OF SITE ON FREJUS HISTORICAL TUNNEL 0 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ABOUT 10 YEARS Sempione/Loetschberg Moncenisio Lineare (Moncenisio) Lineare (Sempione/Loetschberg) WITH ALTERNATE ONE WAY INTERRUPTION FOR 4 HOURS EVERY DAY AT NOON COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Overall results of the project, in 3 European scenarios, calculated according parameters both Italian and French Permanent shock Lost decade Rebound Millions € NPV3 economic NPV3 external effects NPV3 total IRR4 1. Financial 2. Financial 3. Net Present 4. Internal Rate statement according statement according Value (NPV) . Return (IRR). to the French to the Italian Todays referred Discounting rate approch, with approch, with value, obtained which makes external costs external costs by a reduction at NPV equal to parameters varaing parameters varaing a given rate of zero. by country. by country. eximated values for the years of the project until 2072. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Carbon balance Cumulative total (T eq CO2) Total per year (T eq CO2) 20 000 000 2 000 000 10 000 000 1 000 000 0 0 -1 000 000 2038 2040 2042 2044 2046 2048 2050 2052 2054 2056 2058 2060 2062 2064 2066 2068 2070 2072 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2036 2030 2032 2034 -10 000 000 2014 -2 000 000 -20 000 000 2012 e prima -3 000 000 -30 000 000 -4 000 000 -40 000 000 -5 000 000 -50 000 000 -6 000 000 -60 000 000 -7 000 000 -70 000 000 Cumulative total -8 000 000 Total per year -80 000 000 -9 000 000 -90 000 000 -10 000 000 An annual reduction of greenhouse gas emission equal to ≈ 3 Mln equivalent tonnes of CO2 is foreseen, approximately that of a city of 300.000 inhabitants.