Manhole covers BE-GU customised with inscriptions and
municipal coat of arms with quality trademark ON-CERT
in compliance with European standards EN 124 |
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
TO IMPROVE TOWN CENTRES AND URBAN AREAS
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The new manholes have come to the city centre: round, made of pig-iron and with the eagle (the city’s symbol) in relief in the middle. This is the last stage for completing the new urban decor.
The previous manholes were covered with cement or asphalt, and there were lots of complaints made to the city offices. Why, asked passersby as well as many visiting tourists, after installing such a costly pavement, did the municipal authorities ruin everything |
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Working to improve things at the Sass
Here are the new manholes
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sewers was transferred in January to this public company, with capital 90% owned by the City.
And what will happen to all the old manholes, those ugly ones made of cement? “Don’t worry – say the city officials – the measurements are standard and so we can recycle them without any problems during normal replacements throughout the city.” (Ansel) |
by choosing such ugly manholes?
City Hall responded by ordering 200 brand new manholes made of solid pig-iron. Now a walk around the Sass will be more pleasant with the dark manholes against the red and white paving stones laid in recent years. The cost? About 100 euros each: “A very low price we managed |
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to get by using an Alto Adige company that imports manholes from foundries in Eastern Europe”, the experts in the city offices explained.
While the purchase was commissioned by the municipal authorities, the new covers were installed by the SIT technicians; jurisdiction for works on the acqueduct and |
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