Former Province, Numeria restarts the work after the stall. Medieval bridge, it can only be seen in the underground park
TREVISO. The administration of the mayor Mario Conte renounces the Marton Room, which was connected to the former headquarters of the Province, in Viale Battisti. It was to become a communal space. Nothing to do: the property passes to private individuals who will build on the ashes of the former province.
Also because, looking at the photos, it would be very difficult to get something out of it: the Marton Room stands out alone, with everything excavated around it, a sad piece of its past. After a long debate on the value and protection of the building that housed the provincial council meetings, before the body moved to Sant’Artemio, the municipal council has recently decided to change hands. He will leave Sala Marton to Numeria, the company he is building in the area of the former Province (will it be safeguarded or demolished?) In exchange for a greater investment in the refurbishment of Viale Battisti.
Yet another step back
This is the umpteenth reverse on the plan that will see the rise of a new residential building at the intersection of viale Battisti with via San Liberale. First of all it was precisely the protection of the facades of the former Province that generated discussions, then the protection of the Marton Room, finally the finds found first on the north-west side – but in poor conservation conditions – then on those found on the south side, with a useful bridge in this case to draw the medieval geography of the city. Archaeological discovery of last October that had blocked the construction site.
Numeria wins
In all cases, however, in the end Numeria won, who is now preparing to restart with the work very soon, probably at the end of the August holidays. First there will be an inspection by the municipal council to also verify how to redevelop Viale Cesare Battisti.
There is everything to do: the sidewalks are destroyed by the roots of the maritime pines, the lighting is lacking, the street furniture leaves something to be desired. However, Ca ‘Sugana will also be faced with a painful choice: will the maritime pines have to be cut? Given the conditions in which they have reduced the asphalt one would say yes, but it would be a choice that would certainly generate controversy. In any case, we would not go from cutting without replacing all the trees with other essences.
Farewell hall
In the meantime, however, the project that wanted to make the Marton Room a home for city activities, open to the people of Treviso, has definitively disappeared. The associations that in recent months have requested maximum protection of the medieval bridge found during the excavations of the construction site also remain dry-mouthed.
Initially a case was designed to display part of the findings along the future sidewalks under the condominium of the former Province. The cutting of the foundations of what appears to be the ancient bridge over the Cantarane canal had been planned to transfer the ancient buildings, piece by piece, to a point on the surface where they were visible to all citizens.
The bridge? In the park
In the end, however, the Superintendency of Venice changed its mind, approving a plan that provides for the maintenance of the historical artifacts where they are. Only a part of it will be seen and only going down to the parking lots of the future building