Utilities
Public utilities in Venice consist of electricity, public lighting, gas, cable lines and video surveillance. Due to Venice’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, unsightly utility lines or pipes cannot mar the appearance of the city. For this reason, all utilities in the city travel under the Pavement and cross between the various islands by traveling inside or under Bridges. Each utility is accessible through individual pavement stones that are visible on almost every Street in the city.
Electricity
Electricity in the city of Venice is provided by ENEL[1], a multinational group based in Italy. [2]
Electrical lines in the city are accessible through pavement stones in the Pavement marked "EN".
Public Lighting
There are 52,000 spot lights and 3,800 traffic lights interspersed throughout the old town, the islands and the mainland of Venice. [3]
The public lighting grid pavement stones are marked by "PL" and sometimes "PPL".
Gas
Gas lines are found under pavement stones marked "G".
Cable
The cable grid provides fast internet connection to large companies and government buildings in Venice. These grids are accessible through pavement stones marked "PGC"
See Also
Bibliography
Ing. Lorenzo Bottazzo, Nov 2011 Ing. Fabio Carrera, Nov 2011
External Links
- ↑ Underground Utilities http://www.ramses.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=89&lang=en
- ↑ About ENEL http://www.enel.com/en-GB/group/about_us/
- ↑ Venice launches environmental revolution of public lighting http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/53593