IMPACT   ASSESSMENT
New ferry terminal at Tremestieri (Messina) - Sicily, Italy

Client:  Amadeus S.p.A.

Services:  Detailed design and Environmental Impact study

Period:   1999-2000

Construction cost:  €  41,316,552

The Project:   

At present the road and rail connections between Sicily and the Italian mainland are achieved by a complex multimodal ferry system connecting the Sicilian port of Messina with Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria on the Calabrian (mainland) side, with considerable negative impacts on both sides of the strait. The project entrusted to Technital envisages the relocation of the vehicle ferry terminal on the Sicilian side outside the city of Messina, at Tremestieri, 6 km to the south, while guaranteeing the functionality of the sea and land traffic systems.

The works therefore include not only the new ferry terminal proper, namely two basins for ferry mooring, berths to accommodate 4 two-way ferries with easy approach channels and breakwaters protecting the inner port basins,  but also the related land infrastructures, including safe and efficient connections between the terminal and the existing road system (the Messina-Catania motorway and the state highway S.S. 114) as well as parking areas and yards for vehicles waiting to embark.

Several alternatives were studied for the connections to the road network. In the design solution the access ramps to the motorway and the S.S.114 are achieved by flyovers and underpasses to improve the traffic flow and allow the continued operation of the existing service station

The project also includes an environmental impact study with regards both the marine and land infrastructures with particular regard to the existing urban constraints and the problems of sea pollution from the yards and coastal erosion.
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