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Strait of Messina Bridge project

The proposed bridge over the Strait of Messina is an ambitious infrastructure project intended to link the Italian mainland with the island of Sicily. Envisioned as a suspension bridge, it would span approximately 3.3 km, making it one of the longest bridges in the world. The bridge’s design features towers reaching over 200 meters in height to support the central span. If completed, it would significantly reduce travel time between the cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria, facilitating economic development and improving transportation connections in the region.

Concessionaire for the design, construction and management of the road and rail link between Sicily and Calabria, is the Stretto di Messina company. The project is a strategic work of pre-eminent national interest included in the European Union’s infrastructure network.

This category covers all aspects of the bridge over the Strait of Messina project: government, legal, companies and the environment.

Technical team for Strait of Messina bridge project named

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – With the support of the Sicilian and Calabria regions, the technical team that makes up the...

Messina Strait port authority publishes 3-year plan, future bridge considered

Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has approved a three-year...

First operational meeting of Società Stretto di Messina takes place

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – The first operational meeting of the board of directors of Società Stretto di Messina met on June 27,...

Società Stretto di Messina appoints new board of directors

Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – At a shareholders’ meeting of Società Stretto di Messina, a new Board of Directors was...

What are the advantages of the new bridge over the Strait of Messina?

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – This week, the Italian Senate agreed to convert the decree on the bridge over the Strait of Messina into...

Italian Senate approves bridge over Strait of Messina

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) May 25, 2023 – After the green light from the Senate to convert the decree on the bridge over the Strait of Messina into law,...

Italy: Messina Bridge Decree approved by the Council of Ministers

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – The Italian government’s Council of Ministers has given the green light to a text that allows the...

Salvini remains keen on new Strait of Messina bridge

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, remains...

Salvini calls for EU investment in Strait of Messina bridge, Sicily

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – On October 22, Matteo Salvini, leader of the League party and deputy prime minister, was sworn in as...

A bridge over the Strait of Messina subject to study

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility (Mims), Enrico Giovannini, has reported that...

Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will...

Stretto di Messina: Italian Minister Giovannini onsends the report of the Working Group

The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, sent to the Presidents of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies...

Connection on the Strait of Messina, hearing at the MIT of mayors and presidents of region

The working group in charge of evaluating the project proposals for the construction of a stable crossing of the Strait of Messina, chaired by Minister De...

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