Benevento's city government has approved the technical-economic feasibility project for the redevelopment of the market in Via Carlo Poerio in Rione Libertà, along with nearby pedestrian areas, green spaces and the parking area beside the SS. Addolorata church. According to local broadcaster NTR24, the project is valued at €900,000.
The plan covers the market itself and the surrounding area between the market, the SS. Addolorata church and its forecourt. It is presented as part of the PRIUS programme, with the stated aim of better connecting the market, parking area, church forecourt and surrounding residential streets.
New kiosks, services and utilities
The existing market structures are planned to be replaced with more organized facilities, including produce and fish kiosks, service rooms, toilets, changing rooms and display fittings.
The project also includes an accessible toilet, reorganization of water, electricity and drainage systems, rainwater management and LED lighting.
A parking-garden beside the church
The adjacent parking area is planned as a "parking-garden," with renewed paving and signage, benches and integrated LED lighting. Planting includes 15 planters with olive trees and approximately 150 shrubs and herbaceous plants.
The project documentation described by NTR24 also associates the works with environmental measures linked to DNSH principles and minimum environmental criteria, including demolition-waste recovery, recycled-content materials, LED lighting and heat-pump water heating.
Budget and status
The reported budget is €900,000, including €685,000 for works and safety costs and €215,000 in allocated sums.
What has been approved at this stage is the technical-economic feasibility project, not a completed work. The final design, procurement route, construction timetable and any changes to the reported budget remain unverified, as does whether every planned market and landscaping element will be delivered exactly as described.
