Planned SBB workshop in Ticino clears hurdle
The Federal Administrative Court has declared complaints about the planned SBB workshop in Arbedo-Castione inadmissible. This means that the implementation of the project can continue. Investments of 580 million francs are planned for the plant.
The SBB wants to build a new plant in Bellinzona’s Arbedo-Castione suburb. The Federal Office of Transport has defined a planning zone of around 150,000 square meters for this purpose. In March 2019, complaints were filed with the Federal Administrative Court. The complainants argued that crop rotation areas had been sacrificed too much and also wanted another location in the Bodio/Giornico TI area to be better examined.
The Federal Administrative Court has now declared the complaints inadmissible due to “lack of legitimation on the part of the complainants”, according to a statement . The judgment can still be appealed to the federal court.
According to SBB plans , the Ticino plant should be completed by 2027. The total investments amount to 580 million Swiss francs. A total of 360 employees and 80 trainees are to be employed at the plant.