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title: Taranto station multimodal interchange -Italy
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# Taranto station multimodal interchange -Italy

**The new multimodal interchange at Taranto, in southern Italy, stands out for the ambition of our client, rail network operator Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), to make it a benchmark for environmental certification.**

SYSTRA’s design deliverables and the construction work will be inspected for
these certifications so that the future multimodal terminal can obtain them.

RFI has adopted high sustainability criteria to assess the performance of the
infrastructure, using four certification systems:

- **LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) certification: this American certification**
  , developed by the US Green Building Council, aims to promote the high
  environmental quality of buildings, and has an evaluation scale specifically
  dedicated to transport.
- **The Envision Protocol**, an assessment system created in the United States
  by the ISI (Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure) for sustainable
  infrastructure projects. It is promoted in Italy by ICMQ, one of the main
  certification bodies in the construction sector.
- **Compliance with the DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) principle**, which derives
  from European taxonomy, the central feature of the action plan for sustainable
  finance.
- **And CAM (Criteri Ambientali Minimi) certification**, which sets the minimum
  environmental criteria to be applied to every public infrastructure
  construction project in Italy and promotes the growth of the circular economy.

The layout of the station will be radically transformed with the arrival of a
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network and the integration of soft modes. A new
passenger building will be erected next to the existing station, connecting with
the Croce Terminal bus station, and a new park-and-ride facility will be built
nearby. The road network will be redesigned to include a subway for pedestrians,
green spaces, new low-energy lighting, high platforms for bus access and wider
cycling areas.

### TARANTO, A CITY FIGHTING POLLUTION

Taranto is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. Its regional area is made
up of petrochemical and steel industrial zones, which have been criticised for
their discharges into the environment.

In addition to its sustainable certifications, the redevelopment of the station,
designed entirely using BIM, focuses on optimising the use of land, protecting
resources, particularly water by preserving local hydrology, landscaping to
minimise visual impact, and reducing construction waste.