US EditionThousands March Against Plan to Build Massive Bridge Linking Sicily to Italy’s Mainland - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
SICILY, ITALY, AUG 9 – Organizers estimate 10,000 protesters oppose the 13.5-billion-euro bridge over concerns including environmental harm, earthquake risks, mafia interference, and displacement of 500 families.
- On August 9, 2025, protesters in Messina, Sicily, estimated at 10,000, carried banners saying 'No Ponte' during the march against the bridge plan.
- Opponents cite the 13.5-billion-euro Strait of Messina Bridge project’s scale, earthquake risks, environmental impact and mafia interference, and say about 500 families face expropriation.
- It would carry 6,000 cars per hour and 200 trains daily, with the project scheduled to start in 2026, spanning nearly 3.7 kilometres with a suspended section of 3.3 kilometres.
- This week, a government committee overseeing strategic public investments approved the plan, revived in 2023 by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's administration, with Italy's president insisting on anti-mafia laws and Salvini pledging to keep organised crime out.
- As a strategic corridor, the bridge could reshape regional connectivity, surpassing Turkey's Canakkale Bridge by 1.2 kilometres and generating up to 120,000 jobs annually, Salvini said.
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DailyTruthReportProtests erupt in Italy over planned $15.5B bridge from Sicily to mainland: ‘Strait of Messina can’t be touched’
Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily.
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5-billion-euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project. Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the specter of mafia interference. The idea to build a bridge to conn…
By GIADA ZAMPANO ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched Saturday in the Sicilian city of Messina to protest a government plan to build a bridge that, if completed, will connect the Italian mainland to Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project. Protesters strongly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project because of its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the specter of mafia interference. The…
This week, the green light was given for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina. Protesters have many concerns, including the risk of earthquakes and the mafia.
Thousands march against the plan to build a massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland
Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the specter of mafia interference. The proposed bridge would reduce the time to cross the strait by ferry from nearly 100 minutes to 10 minutes by car.
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