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Italian court shoots down plan for big bridge
Government officials vow to fight back on the ruling.
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Italian Vice Premier and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini, right, and Italian undersecretary Alessandro Morelli hold a press conference about the decision to approve work on the Strait of Messina suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily, in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
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The Italian Court of Auditors has rejected the government’s ambitious plan to build one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. The long-debated, multi-billion-dollar bridge project would connect Sicily to the mainland. The court didn’t give a reason for its decision last week, but Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, has pledged to continue fighting for its construction.
From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Angelo van Schaik reports.
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