Italy Approves €13.5B Bridge Linking Mainland to Sicily
ROME, August 7, 2025Italy has officially approved construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge, a €13.5 billion ($15.5 billion) project connecting Sicily to the mainland across the Strait of Messina. The bridge will span 3.7 kilometers, with a 3.3-kilometer suspended section, surpassing Turkey’s Çanakkale Bridge. It will carry six lanes of traffic and two railway