Work on high-speed link to continue, says industry minister
Protester remains in intensive care after falling from pylon
Saturday, 3 March 2012
28 February, 15:47
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(ANSA) - Rome, February 28 - Industry Minister Corrado Passera said on the sidelines of a Senate meeting Tuesday that work on a new high-speed rail link in northern Italy would continue despite protests and the critical injury of a protester on Monday.
Interior Minister Annamaria Cancellieri said that the incident involving the 37-year-old movement leader Luca Abba, who remains hospitalized in intensive care with burns and injuries, was "very serious and sad" and urged dialogue among all parties.
On Tuesday, police forcibly removed a protesters' roadblock on the A32 Turin-Bardonecchia highway that paralyzed traffic for more than 24 hours, while another section of the highway remains occupied after police attempts to clear it were abandoned.
The high-speed Lyon-Turin project has sparked staunch, widespread opposition including a movement known as NO Tav arguing that a tunnel in the Valle di Susa valley will create pollution and harm the area's natural beauty. Supporters of the rail link maintain that it will decrease pollution by minimizing highway shipping and automotive transportation.
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