At just over two miles, if fully completed, the Strait of Messina Bridge would become the largest suspension bridge in the world, beating out the Canakkale Bridge in Turkey, which is 6,667 feet long.

The bridge will be the first link between the popular island and the mainland - but the project will come at a lofty price.

The office of Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday criticised waivers in a special anti-mafia regulation proposed ...

The bridge will span over two miles, or 3.2 km, and become by far the world's longest suspension bridge. Currently, the 1915 ...

Il Bridge over the Strait of Messina returns to the center of public and institutional debate. After announcements, controversies and second thoughts, the project seems to be approaching a new ...

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Mattarella signs the Infrastructure decree wanted by the Meloni government, but intervenes with a key change. The reaction of ...

The government has also emphasized the bridge’s potential to reduce Mafia influence in the region by creating jobs and economic opportunities. But the Strait of Messina — linking the Ionian ...

Milan, September 27 - Premier Matteo Renzi on Tuesday revived the idea of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. Renzi said the bridge would "take ...

Talks of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina date back to Roman times. Yet, the bridge over the Strait has never gone beyond the planning stage. Too expensive or technically too complex ...

The bridge would connect Sicily with mainland Europe and would support the expansion of the Sicilian rail system, creating a high-speed link between Salerno, Reggio, Calabria, Messina and Palermo.