The port of Pozzallo will be expanded, made safe and subject to extraordinary maintenance as part of a programme agreement illustrated this morning in the presence of the Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Sicilian Sea, represented by the president Francesco Di Sarcina, of the Pozzallese Municipality, led by the mayor Roberto Ammatuna, and the Port Authority, represented by Commander Luigi Vincenti.

"The project - explained Di Sarcina - provides for a important expansion of the same, in particular the construction of the breakwater arm. An action that will guarantee projects development of the port of Pozzallo in view of future prospects for the commercial traffic. Investments for the next few years in the port of Pozzallo already amount to about 27 million euros". "With this program agreement - added the mayor Ammatuna - the project carried out by the Municipality of Pozzallo passes to the Port System Authority which will take care of it authorisation from the ministries responsible for EIA (environmental impact assessment) and for the implementation itself. This is an important work to obtain both new useful spaces port activities both a significant coverage and protection with the aim of avoiding the continuous silting of the port itself".