Mountain railroads waive slide on Piz Corvatsch
The Engadin/St. Moritz Mountain Railways have backed down following the canton's intervention in the dispute over the giant advertising slide show on Piz Corvatsch. The projection, marking the company's 100th anniversary, had sparked protests in January that spread far beyond the region's borders.
The Engadin/St. Moritz mountain railroads have given in to the dispute over the huge advertising slide on Piz Corvatsch. Following an intervention by the canton, they have decided not to go ahead with the planned second projection in February, as reported by the SDA news agency on Monday. The projection measuring 163 by 163 meters on the northern slope of Corvatsch to mark the 100th anniversary of the mountain railroads triggered protests in January not only in the region, but also from the Swiss Heritage Society and the Swiss Landscape Conservation Foundation. The Graubünden government also intervened. The cantonal government ruled that a procedure for buildings outside the construction zone (BAB) is required for illuminated night-time advertising. This means that the municipality of Silvaplana is not solely responsible for the permit. The mountain railroads are now refraining from submitting a corresponding application for an AOA procedure on the grounds that it would take too long. The permit will not arrive within a reasonable period of time, Managing Director Dieter Bogner told Radio DRS's Regionaljournal Graubünden on Monday.
