Italy Greenlights Historic $15.5 Billion Messina Strait Bridge Project
Italy Greenlights Historic $15.5 Billion Messina Strait Bridge Project Italy has officially approved the construction of the ambitious Strait of Messina Bridge, a colossal 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project set to connect the Italian mainland with Sicily. The decision, confirmed by an interministerial committee on August 6, 2025, paves the way for what Transport Minister Matteo Salvini hailed as “the biggest infrastructure project in the West.” Premier Giorgia Meloni described the bridge as an “engineering symbol of global…