Italy Revives Bridge-to-Sicily Plan That Eluded Ancient Romans
- Span linking island and Italy’s south last faded a decade ago
- Salvini is championing project revived by Meloni government
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government revived a plan already pondered by ancient Romans and pursued for decades by modern governments: building a bridge between the mainland and Sicily.
The government says the 3.2-kilometer (2-mile) link, a pet project of Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini, would be the world’s longest suspension bridge. The government on Thursday approved a decree that “allows the immediate restart of the project planning and construction process,” Salvini’s ministry said in a statement.