Italy is preparing to spend roughly $12.7 billion on a bridge that would finally stitch Sicily to the mainland, a project that could redraw trade routes and political fault lines as much as it ...

The road to the Italian island of Sardinia had been closed to traffic after a sink hole opened up, but the collapse of the bridge across a swollen river effectively cut the highway in two Part of a ...

NAPLES, Italy — A massive suspension bridge planned to connect Italy’s southern mainland to the island of Sicily not only would ease travel but potentially boost the country’s defense spending, ...

First the disaster, now the polemic. As hundreds of rescuers continued their search Wednesday for survivors of a bridge collapse in Italy that killed dozens of people the day before, questions were ...

Italy’s government on Wednesday approved a $15.6-billion project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge connecting the island of Sicily to the mainland. After decades of planning -- and ...

GENOA, Italy (AP) -- Italy's president demanded guarantees Saturday that all the nation's roads are safe following the Genoa highway bridge collapse, after he hugged and comforted mourners at a state ...

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 ...

ROME — An Italian plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge could boost Italy’s bid to reach NATO spending targets if it is defined as defense spending, experts have said. Government ...

MILAN (AP) — Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure ...