US EditionItaly Greenlights $15.5 Billion Project to Build World’s Longest Suspension Bridge Linking Mainland to Sicily
SICILY, ITALY, AUG 6 – The $15.5 billion project aims to boost southern Italy's economy with a bridge carrying 6,000 cars and 200 trains daily, despite environmental and mafia concerns.
- According to the Transport Ministry, the interministerial committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the US$15.5 billion Strait of Messina Bridge on Wednesday.
- After earlier attempts since 1969, Premier Giorgia Meloni’s administration revived the project in 2023, although it dates back to ancient Rome.
- Specifications show the suspended span measures 2.3 miles, surpassing Canakkale Bridge by 1,277 metres, with four lanes and a double-track railway.
- According to AP, preliminary work could start later this summer, with full construction expected to begin next year.
- Amid seismic concerns, Italian President Sergio Mattarella emphasized the project remains under anti-mafia legislation, while Transport Minister Matteo Salvini called it `a revolution` for southern Italy.
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Here #Tell meThe Truth of August 7, 2025. The deputy of the Anastasio Carrà League speaks to us about the Bridge on the Strait and responds to all the criticism of the opposition.
Italy: The bridge of Messina is supposed to connect the mainland with the island of Sicily. This is important for the fight against Moscow, the Prime Minister claims. Local activists oppose it.
Hundreds of people live in the affected areas and will have the first concrete effects of launching the project.
New bridge will link popular island to mainland as critics warn of mafia, earthquakes
Italy has approves a $15.5 billion Strait of Messina Bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, set to become world's longest suspension bridge at over 2 miles, as critics cite concerns.
Italy approves $15.5 billion for world's longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily
The Strait of Messina Bridge will be “the biggest infrastructure project in the West,” Transport Minister Matteo Salvini told a news conference in Rome, after an interministerial committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the project.
Italy Okays $15.5 Billion Project to Build World's Longest Suspension Bridge From Mainland to Sicily
MILAN (AP) — Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project that has been long delayed by debates over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the spectre of mafia interference. Join our WhatsApp group […]
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