OK for the Campidoglio at the Roma stadium, work will begin in 2027. Gualtieri: "Historic day"

Roma’s new stadium is getting closer and closer and now, if there are no unforeseen events, there is also a start date for the works: 2027, the year ofcentenary of the Giallorossi club. The Capitoline Assembly confirmed with 39 votes in favor out of 44 voterspublic interestof the projecttechnical and economic feasibility del new stadium of Rome nell’area di Stoned.

The project concerns a total area of27 hectareswith a system with a capacity of60,605 seats. The complex will host functions open to the city: amuseo di 1.600 mq, un fan store di 1.800 mq, 30 points of sale245 m2 for the park bar and 21,000 m2 forhospitality and conference activities. The project will now be submitted tosingle regional authorization procedurewhich includes the provision ofenvironmental impact assessment e la Conference of decision-making serviceswhich will involve, in addition to the Municipality and Region, all the subjects responsible for the project.

Gualtieri: historic day for Rome and the Romans

“It’s a historic day not only for the fans but forRomaand for the Romans”. Thus the mayor of Rome,Roberto Gualtierispeaking in the Capitoline Assembly before the vote on the Council resolution which confirmed thepublic interest sul progetto del new Roma stadium with “one vote with onevery large majorityon a project that is decisive for the future of the city.'” “We can’t wait to see this project realizednew stadium of Romewhich also owes a lot to the work of this Assembly”, added Gualtieri, underlining that the objective is to provide the Capital with “amodern facilityintegrated with theurban fabriccapable of generatingredevelopment e new green spaces and servicesfor the citizens”.

The aim is to have the stadium for the 2032 European Championships

The mayor then highlighted some characteristics of the intervention: “It will be onemagnificent stadiumwith acurve among the largest in the worldready to come alive with the extraordinary passion ofRoma fansand to also welcome the2032 European Football Championships“. Next to the plant, he recalled, “a will be builtpublic parkmuch bigger thanVilla Celimontanausable by all and maintained by and at the expense ofAS Roma“.

Economic aspects and benefits for the city

“The work was not paid for withurban planning currencytherefore none was grantedcompensatory volumeto the private sector. Besides this there are approx100 millionthat the company makes available to the city. To these will also be added thepark management and maintenance costswhich will be entirely borne by the company'”, the mayor then explained, returning to the topiceconomic aspects.

Wide consensus and no votes against

At the end of the vote, Gualtieri spoke to the reporters. “There was no opposition and the yeses reached a very high percentage – he explained – a sign that there is a great thingsupport for the workand that the job was done well. This does justice to inaccurate things said, to myths and legends that have been circulated: it is agreat deal for the city con zero euros paid by taxpayers e un new public parkbigger thanVilla Celimontana“.

“It’s very positive that there was avery broad consensusand that the entire majority was united – he said again – from the forces that traditionally compose it to the groups that united, asItalia Viva“, added Gualtieri, underlining how they also registered on the provisionfavorable votesby some opposition forces, includingLega, Forza Italia, We Moderates e Action. Other advisors ofBrothers of Italy e 5 Star Movementinstead they abstained or did not participate in the vote.

Thanks to the ownership and billion-dollar investment

“I want to thank theproperty of Rome per la seriousness and commitmentdemonstrated throughout this process”, the mayor of Rome said again. “I haven’t heardDan Friedkinin the last few days, but in this period we have met several times because the company he worked with great commitment on this project – underlined Gualtieri referring to theeconomic investmentof the Giallorossi ownership – we are talking about a project made up of tens of thousands of pages and ainvestment exceeding one billion euroscompletely paid for by the company, for the benefit of bothstadio sia della city‘”. Finally Gualtieri wanted to address a thought to two historic presidents of Rome who in the past had imagined a proprietary stadium without managing to realize it: “I think ofDino Viola e Franco Sensi: I am sure that today they would have been very happy to see this passage”, he concluded.

Next steps: services conference and PAUR

“Now the phase ofservices conferenceas part of the proceedings for thePAURwhich will also include theEnvironmental impact assessmentand which will most likely take place within acommissioner framework“he explainedRoberto Gualtieri, addingthat the dialogue with the government is continuous: “There is aconstant and positive comparison with the executive. I appreciated the choice to nominate acommissionerwhich in all likelihood will follow the procedure ofPAUR“.

Gualtieri: maximum attention also on the Lazio stadium

“There has already been a significant transition with the presentation of the project and now We are following the process with the utmost attention” Gualtieri underlined, also commenting on the project relating to the future Lazio stadium in the Flaminio area. “We are proceeding with the same scruple and with a favorable predisposition towards private investments that can create new works or redevelop existing structures. We will also work with the same commitment on the Lazio stadium”, added the mayor.

Gualtieri sub-commissioner hypothesis

On the hypothesis of his role as sub-commissioner, Gualtieri downplayed the issue: “It is not an important issue. In any case I will participate in thedecision-making services conferenceand, in any scenario, we will work to carry it forwardstadio. With the ministerAbodewe have avery positive dialogueand we also spoke recently. The minister is strongly in favor of the realization of this project.” “The objective is to complete the work in time for the2032 European Football Championships. This is not a project that concerns only this administration but ainterest of the entire city‘” he concluded.

Commitment to mobility and public transport

“A resolution for which we have worked for a long time, we have done our part by askingrigorous reassurancesregarding themobility. We have achievedserious and feasible goals. Now we’ll have to wait untilservices conferenceand ensure that everything written is implemented”. Thus the Rome Mobility Councilor,Eugenio Patanèreached by telephone by AGI after the approval of the resolution onnew AS Roma stadium nell’area di Stoned.

“This is a project that concerns the whole city and the opposition’s vote is an act towards the city”, he added on the opposition’s favorable vote on the resolution. On the front oftransportPatanè then underlined the Capitol’s commitment to enforcing therequirements foreseen by the project: “We will ensure that allmobility requirementsare realized. It says that the55% of peoplemust go with thepublic transporttherefore all conditions must be met for this to happen, including redoing theQuintiliani stationfor which the company is committed, for example”, he concluded.

Hypothetical start of works for the beginning of 2027

La first stone dello Roma stadiumcould be laid at the beginning of2027. “We are respecting theexpected deadlines per gli 2032 European Football Championships“, declared the councilor for urban planning of Rome,Maurizio Velocciaon the sidelines of the work of the Capitoline Assembly which confirmed thepublic intereston the project. Veloccia explained that the Chamber’s vote closes the debatepolitical phaseof the administrative process: “From today we move on totechnical part of the procedurethe next step will be thedecision-making services conferencewhich will also include theenvironmental impact assessmentand will require a few months of work. Once this phase is concluded, theauthorization processcan be said to be completed and it will be possible to start theworksite“.

Timetable and European Championships 2032

“With this vote we demonstrate that aRomait is possible to achievebig projects e farlo in relatively quick times“, he observed, recalling that the project was presented by the company at the end of December. Looking precisely at the perspective of theEuropean Championships 2032Veloccia ensured that thetimetableremains in line with the commitments made to thesports institutions. “We are respecting thedeadline agreed with UEFAand with the ministerAbode“he explained, adding that the Municipality will continue to be an active part in thecontrol room con il government commissionerresponsible for the competition stadiums. “There have already been meetings and the work is progressingcoordination“, he concluded.