Italy’s Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to building a suspension bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, while promising to address objections raised by the Court of Auditors.
Italy’s plan to build the Strait of Messina Bridge, a €13.5 billion ($15.7 billion) suspension bridge connecting the mainland to Sicily, has drawn objections from the United States.
Italy has officially approved a $15.5 billion (€13.5 billion) project to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting mainland Italy to Sicily via the Strait of Messina. The green light was announced by Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini after an interministerial committee meeting, marking the most advanced stage of the decades-old project.
Italy has approved a €13.5 billion bridge project to connect the island of Sicily with the mainland, giving the green light to the long-delayed initiative after Giorgia Meloni’s government redefined it as a national security priority.
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