The Porto Torres City Council, upon the recommendation of Public Works Councillor Gaetano Mura, has approved the technical feasibility study and the project for the upgrade and safety of Via dell'Industria. The Municipality is responsible for implementing the project, costing €3 million. The funds were allocated by the Region through Antonio Piu, Regional Public Works Councillor.
One of the busiest arteries in the area, once a provincial road, it was downgraded to a municipal road. It connects the port with several key routes, such as the former 131 highway, the industrial area, and the 131 state highway, with a traffic volume exceeding one million journeys per year. This road is also used by those heading to Alghero Airport.
Mayor Massimo Mulas had repeatedly denounced the critical conditions of the asphalt and the Colombo Bridge, which required urgent ordinary and extraordinary maintenance at unsustainable costs for the municipal administration.
Based on regional funding, provided following a request from the Municipality, which included a detailed description of the road and its technical characteristics—including the presence of the Colombo Bridge and its function as the primary route to the civic and industrial ports, as well as a strategic hub for embarkation and disembarkation—safety measures will be implemented, ranging from extraordinary maintenance to public lighting, and possibly the construction of sidewalks, a roundabout, or a cycle path.
