Campolattaro Dam: Works Begin with the Launch of the Falanghina TBM

On September 10th, the launch event for the works at the Campolattaro construction site, in the province of Benevento, took place with the ceremonial start-up of the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), named “Falanghina”. The event was attended by Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport.

Ghella and Itinera are involved in two of the three sections covering design and construction works for the Campolattaro Dam, in the province of Benevento. This project is one of the seven national strategic interventions included in the PNRR and involves the construction of a major reservoir in Central Southern Italy. Originally designed in the 1960’s by the Cassa del Mezzogiorno for irrigation purposes, the project was halted, leaving it incomplete and non – operational. Once completed, branch networks will extend from the reservoir to supply water resources to twenty municipalities in the Benevento area and to other aqueducts in Campania, aiming to ensure water autonomy for the region.
In particular, the first section includes the construction of a diversion tunnel approximately 7.5 km long, about 5 m in diameter, a drinking water plant with a maximum capacity of 3,000 l/s, and a 30,000 m³ storage tank, plus commissioning of both the drinking water plant and a hydroelectric plant. The second section involves building a drinking water delivery line, a feeder branch, and related site works to upgrade the aqueducts in the Benevento area by laying about 110 km of pipelines with diameters ranging from 400 mm to 1,800 mm.

Benefits of the project:

1. Enhanced drinking water supply benefiting more than 2.5 million people. 
2. Irrigation of approximately 15,000 hectares supporting agricultural production

video credit TGR Campania

photo credit Ministero delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti