The council minority group Guardia Comune Orizzonte plans to bring the Ciclovia della Falanghina back before the Guardia Sanframondi town council, calling for the project not to be abandoned.
The proposal, reported by NTR24 and FremondoWeb, centres on recovering the old disused railway line toward Benevento and creating a cycle-tourism loop of about 40 kilometres in the Valle Telesina.
According to the minority's proposal, the route would run through vineyards, farm tracks and the landscapes of the Valle Telesina, linking wineries, local food and wine production, history and traditions. Old stations, caselli, level crossings and other disused railway structures would be restored and reused as rest stops and food-and-wine reception points.
The project was promoted by 21 local authorities in the Benevento Sannio area, with Guardia Sanframondi as lead municipality, together with the Province of Benevento and the city of Benevento. NTR24 reports that funding for the design of the cycle path was approved in recent years, again with Guardia Sanframondi as lead municipality.
To support its case, the minority cites town council resolution No. 28 of 17 October 2017, which it says already provided for recovery of the disused line and three railway caselli. The full text of that resolution was not independently verified in the reporting.
Guardia Comune Orizzonte is asking for an institutional working table with the other mayors involved, the Campania Region and RFI, Italy's railway infrastructure manager, to build a partnership and identify the resources needed to move forward.
The group also links the cycle route to the compensatory works connected with the Naples-Bari railway doubling, and criticises the use of RFI funds for redevelopment of the area below the Santuario dell'Assunta. That account reflects the minority's position as reported, rather than an independent verification of funding decisions or administrative responsibility.
No executive timetable, final permits or full construction funding have been confirmed in the reporting available so far.
