#straitofmessina — Public Fediverse posts

More than 30 years have passed since first projects for the Strait of #Messina bridge and no progress has been made so far.
Will this time be different? I hope so.

https://www.webuildgroup.com/en/media/press-releases/webuild-ceo-pietro-salini-ready-start-work-expert-team-project-will-be-pride/

#StraitOfMessina #Bridge #Italy #EUPol

The World’s longest suspension bridge is history in the making.

After decades of political and technical debate, the Italian government may finally sign off on building the world’s longest suspension bridge.

The bridge across the Strait of Messina, a 3.2-kilometer-wide waterway buffeted by strong currents and winds, would connect Sicily to the mainland.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-sicily-italy

#Italy #Sicily #Messina #StraitOfMessina #Bridge #Engineering #Construction