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, ...

The bridge will measure over 2 miles long from end to end ... and it sits right over a seismic time bomb.

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- Italy’s long-delayed plan for a landmark €13.5 billion ($15.9 billion) bridge linking Sicily to the mainland is facing scrutiny from the European Union, with regulators pressing the ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, with information on developments related to the bridge. NAPLES, Italy — There are no immediate plans to classify a massive suspension ...

GENOA, Italy — Rescuers hunted for survivors among huge chunks of debris on Wednesday after a bridge collapse that killed 39, as furious government ministers rounded on the viaduct’s operator, saying ...

Project is one of Europe's largest infrastructure initiatives offering a lifeline to many An artist's illustration of the proposed Strait of Messina bridge in Italy, which is set to break engineering ...

Every year, approximately 11 million people cross the Strait of Messina between mainland Italy's southernmost region and the island of Sicily. They travel via a robust ferry system that also ...

An artist's impression of a project to build a suspension bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy, made available by Webuild Multimedia Library - Copyright AFP/File ...