A monument for Roman Emperor Giorgia Meloni? Will this become a new tourist attraction for Italy?
Several previous Italian governments failed to pull it off! Will Giorgia be more successful?
"The planned Strait of Messina Bridge is estimated to cost 13.5 billion euros, which is equivalent to approximately $15.7 billion USD." (Google search)
"The Strait of Messina Bridge (Italian: Ponte sullo stretto di Messina) is a planned 3.6-kilometre ... suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, connecting Torre Faro in Sicily with Villa San Giovanni on the Italian peninsula. ...
While a bridge across the Strait of Messina had been proposed since ancient times, the first detailed plan was made in the 1990s for a suspension bridge.
The project was cancelled in 2006 under Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
On 6 March 2009, as part of a massive new public works programme, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government announced that construction of the Messina Bridge would indeed go ahead, pledging €1.3 billion as a contribution to the total cost, estimated at €6.1 billion.
The project was cancelled again on 26 February 2013, by Prime Minister Mario Monti's government, due to budget constraints.
A decade later, the project was revived again with a decree by Giorgia Meloni's government, on 16 March 2023, which received presidential approval on 31 March 2023.
If built, it will be the longest suspension bridge in the world. The bridge would be part of the Berlin–Palermo railway axis (Line 1) of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T). Construction is expected to begin in 2025,[1] with completion forecast for 2032. The project received final government approval on 6 August 2025. ..." (Wikipedia)
A modern Roman Empress? 😊
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