Italy approves world's longest suspension bridge connecting Sicily. Why it matters
Italy has approved the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge to connect Sicily with the mainland — an ambitious plan decades in the making. While hailed as a strategic and economic game-changer, the €13.5 billion (15.8 billion USD) Messina Strait Bridge faces environmental opposition, seismic safety concerns and scrutiny over mafia infiltration
Italy has approved the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge to connect Sicily with the mainland — an ambitious plan decades in the making. While hailed as a strategic and economic game-changer, the €13.5 billion (15.8 billion USD) Messina Strait Bridge faces environmental opposition, seismic safety concerns and scrutiny over mafia infiltration
