Access to chestnut-growing areas around Cusano Mutri is at risk because of deteriorated rural roads, according to a report raised by the local opposition group in October 2026. The issue concerns several mountain-area routes used to reach agricultural plots and move equipment and harvested chestnuts.

On 19 October 2026, the opposition group Nuova Cusano submitted proposal/report no. 56 on road conditions in the mountain areas of Cusano Mutri, in the province of Benevento. The report was covered the same day by NTR24.

The roads named in the report

The report identifies the following routes:

  • Pianello–Cardaccio
  • Routes toward Vallicella and Qualercio
  • Faito, identified in the report as in Civitella Licinio
  • Grottole

According to the opposition's account, the surfaces on these routes have deteriorated to the point that reaching agricultural plots has become more difficult, including the transport of equipment and harvested chestnuts.

The physical condition of each named road has not been independently verified in the sources available for this article. The sources also do not quantify any economic loss, specify how many landowners are affected, or state how long the reported access problems have lasted.

What the opposition requested

Nuova Cusano asked the municipality to carry out inspections and targeted maintenance, and to give priority to the roads that most impede access to agricultural land.

No response from the municipal administration to these requests was found in the documents acquired for this article. Readers seeking an official position or maintenance schedule should check announcements from the Comune di Cusano Mutri.

Autumn context in Cusano Mutri

The report was filed in an autumn period when rural produce and local food events form part of the territorial calendar. According to the municipality, Cusano Mutri held its 46th Sagra dei Funghi from 25 September to 18 October 2026, presented as an event connected to the territory, landscape and local autumn economy.

The municipal announcement concerns the mushroom festival. It does not establish the condition of the roads named in the opposition report, and the reported access issue should therefore be read as an allegation by the opposition rather than a confirmed assessment of all the routes.

What happens next will depend on whether the administration inspects the reported routes and decides on maintenance priorities for roads serving agricultural land.