There is an agreement on public transport: maximum occupancy of 80%. From the government 350 million to local authorities for additional trips

The capacity maximum set at80 percent: is the point at which government ed Local societies they found an agreement. The Unified Conference has given the green light to new guidelines on local public transport: the text with the measures to contain the diffusion of coronavirus received the unanimous positive opinion of the Regions, Municipalities and Provinces. Aboard the public transport “A filling coefficient no higher than80%, providing a greater reduction of standing places compared to those who are seated ”, announces a note from MIT. A limit that can be overcome by reaching almost 100%, installing “removable partitions”Between seats, as indicated in the guidelines. For him school bus instead, it remains the possibility of traveling with full seats for a maximum of 15 minutes. The means, on which it will be necessary to continue carrying the mask, must be provided with dispenser for sanitation and will have to be sanitized ensuring excellent air exchange. The government will also allocate in the budget law 200 million for Regions me 150 by Common me Province for additional transportation services, a increase lines which can also take place by private means.

The capacity knot is mainly linked to resumption of the school year, accompanied by the probable return to office of many workers after summer break and smart work. For these the Regions, speaking of “risk of chaos”, had asked for an exception to the rule of alternating positions. The truth Fireproof of the post-lock It is scheduled for September 14, when the first official bell rings in schools in almost all of Italy. Therefore, it is important, writes the Ministry of Transport, “the differentiation and the extension of Schedule opening of offices, shops, public services and schools. “Satisfied the Minister of Regional Affairs, Francesco Boccia: “The will to do good for our boys – he said – made them overcome controversy me obstacles and it made it possible to achieve a fundamental objective: to allow all students to arrive at school and do so safely ”. Also for the president of the Molise Region, Donato Toma, which represented the Conference of Autonomous Regions and Provinces in the Unified Conference, is an “agreement positive“.

The note from the ministry
“On board the public transport local transport, means of transport regional railway and of school bus Exclusive school transportation is allowed, taking into account the scientific evidence assuming the average residence times of passengers indicated by the available data, a filling coefficient that does not exceed80%, providing a greater reduction in standing places compared to sitting places, ”writes the With with respect to capacity. “This filling coefficient – continues the note – is also allowed in relation to air exchange interior of surface vehicles and metropolitan trains. In fact, most of air conditioning allows a percentage of air extracted from the outside and a change in each open door at the stop. Also for him trolley car of the previous generation it is possible to open permanently windows“. “Can be increased the filling capacity, beyond the established limit, exclusively in the event that a air exchange and yours filtration using suitable ventilation tools previously authorized by Cts“, Specifies MIT again.

To increase thefill in the index in fact, some means of transport can be “installed removable partitions between seats ”:“ there is an agreement in progress between Mit-Inail me Me to locate the suitable material to allow the separation between one session and another “. In the subway, buses and all means of local public transport” must also be installed dispenser“For hand sanitation. The guidelines, writes MIT, also confirm the humiliation to the spacing for relatives: “In local public transport, the spacing of one meter is not necessary in the case of people living in the same housing unit, as well as between joint and the persons who maintain stable interpersonal relationships “.” Finally, it is recommended to use the‘Immune’ application in order to control the spread of the virus ”, the note reads.

In addition, for increase strokes means of transportation, especially during Rush hours, “Can also be used for scheduled passenger transportation services cars for third party use through simplified procedures for the awarding of services. “” The government provides in the Budget Law for the allocation of 200 million for the Regions me 150 for Municipalities and Provinces for additional services of transport considered essential for the beginning of the school year. In fact, the resources already provided for the loss of income of Tpl companies can also be used for additional services, ”the note reads.