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Plan to Connect Sicily, Italy via Bridge Met with Protest
The Italian government approved a $15.5 billion bridge to connect Sicily and the mainland as a strategic military corridor despite protests over environmental and mafia risks.
- On Monday, the Strait of Messina experienced a 2.6-magnitude earthquake at 06.30, registered at 11 km depth by INGV.
- Amid decades of delays, last week a government committee overseeing strategic public investments approved the suspension bridge plan over the Strait of Messina.
- On Saturday, protesters in Messina cited environmental, mafia, and structural concerns against the $15.5 billion project.
- Facing public dissent, Deputy premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini responded by sharing a post mocking a protester, citing geologists' approval.
- Full construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with completion targeted between 2032 and 2033, and the bridge will carry 6,000 cars an hour and 200 trains a day.
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This weekend, several thousand demonstrators gathered in Messina to announce the pharaonic cost of the bridge project to connect Calabria with Sicily.
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