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A railway infrastructure that also brings water for agriculture. In Sicily, along the newly inaugurated Bicocca-Catenanuova line of the Palermo-Catania High Capacity railway, a collateral intervention has been completed that tells a virtuous model of integrated development: 25 kilometers of underground water pipes, designed by Webuild and included in the RFI (FS Italiane Group) contract, which have allowed the modernization of the network managed by the Catania Land Reclamation Consortium. The Bicocca-Catenanuova line, built by a Consortium Company led by Webuild and commissioned by RFI (FS Italiane Group), extends for 38 kilometers and is part of the broader program to enhance the Palermo-Catania-Messina route, for which Webuild is also carrying out another six lots. The intervention is part of Webuilds broader commitment to Southern Italy, where the Group is active with strategic projects worth a total of approximately EUR15 billion. In the South, Webuild employs about 8,700 people, including direct and third-party staff (as of June 30, 2025), and has involved over 7,600 companies since the start of the work. A development model that generates value for the territory, activates local skills and production chains, and promotes qualified employment, with targeted investments in training and workplace safety. In the case of the Catania Plain, a dense network of old irrigation pipes has been replaced, ensuring today a zero-dispersion water distribution. The new pipes, made of ductile iron and high-density polyethylene, have been connected to the existing network and serve an agricultural area of almost 16,000 hectares that crosses the provinces of Catania, Enna, and Syracuse, touching the municipalities of Belpasso, Paterno, Ramacca, Motta Santa Anastasia, Catenanuova, Centuripe, and Lentini, where the famous IGP red oranges are grown, now severely tested by drought. The works on the line have also allowed for a more precise mapping of the local water network, paving the way for future modernization interventions. The new pipes include intake works, hydraulic regulation devices, and connections to the secondary and tertiary network, maintaining the irrigation scheme of the Catania Land Reclamation Consortium. The system, articulated in primary, secondary, and tertiary pipes, ensures water supply to agricultural lands, supporting local entrepreneurship.
