The Italian government has approved a €13.5 billion ($15.6 billion) project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy. After decades of planning, a ministerial committee finally approved the 2.

Italy has cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily.

Italy's government gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of what will be the world's longest single-span bridge, linking Sicily to the mainland, despite environmental, financial and other concerns that have delayed it for decades.