Italy’s Controversial Messina Strait Bridge Project Approved, Work Expected by Late 2025
Italy’s Controversial Messina Strait Bridge Project Approved, Work Expected by Late 2025 Italy’s long-debated project to construct a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland has received government approval, with plans for the massive infrastructure undertaking to commence as early as September or October of this year. The committee of Italian ministers officially greenlit the 3.3-kilometer (2.05-mile) suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, a project that, if completed by its 2032 target, would become the world’s longest. Prime Minister Giorgia…