Potholes in Rome can only be repaired with private funds. Donations, like museums, are available.

The bill is at least €8 billion: money the municipality will never have. Private contributions, however, can come from three sources: large public companies, wealthy citizens, and crowdfunding.

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anti-pothole plan in Rome

ANTI-POTHOTS PLAN IN ROME

Not a day goes by without the bulletin of Rome - the city of Swiss cheese update. According to the Municipality the potholes would be no less than 50 thousand, and according to the ISPRA report, since the beginning of the year another 44 have opened, one every two days. 250 thousand Romans who live in flood-prone areas, covering an area of ​​over a thousand hectares of the capital, and travel on a 5.500-kilometer road network.

In light of this situation, which dates back to years of neglect, zero maintenance and corruption in procurement As for the road surface, there is money to invest in repairing at least the most damaged areas. No less than 8 billion eurosIf we want to be honest with ourselves and all citizens: no mayor of Rome, alone, is capable of addressing such a serious emergency. Therefore, it's simply demagogic to blame the mayor in office, in this case Virginia Raggi. This money isn't there and never will be.

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Potholes in Rome

So what? Do we just throw up our hands in surrender and wait for the next tragedy that has only been narrowly avoided so far? The only viable solution is to involve private individuals, as in the case of monument restoration. It would be an operation of extraordinary civic value and also a format worth exporting to other cities, where potholes are also plentiful.

Crowdfunding for Potholes in Rome

There are at least three taps to draw from for this extraordinary collection. First of all large companies, public sector, strategic, country-system-related, such as Eni, Enel, Poste Italiane, Finmeccanica, just to name a few, which could finance a significant portion of the work, in the form of sponsorships. And they would also have the right to be remembered for this gesture. Then there are private individuals: Roma There's no shortage of wealthy business, financial, and professional figures. Is it possible they can't make a concrete gesture for their city, which is sinking every day? Finally, the third group, a collection through crowdfunding (35 percent of Italians already make small donations using this tool), involving the vibrant world of associations and volunteers: significant funds can also come from here. Overall, over time, the figure of €8 billion could become within reach.

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Pothole Emergency in Rome

At that point, the government should make a provision to allow Rome's administrators to spend this money to repair the potholes with exceptional procedures, super-fast deadlines, and without the endless bureaucratic constraints we're used to. And municipal administrators would be responsible for doing so. procurement effective and transparentThis isn't a dream world, believe me: it's a small program from a civilized country, which the city of Rome, its citizens, and Italians—since we're talking about the capital—deserve.

(Image source: La Presse)

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