Photo: ReutersJust two years after part of Genoa's Morandi bridge collapsed killing 43 people, a new structure opens in its place on Monday - an achievement in stark contrast to stalled infrastructure projects elsewhere in Italy. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who will attend the inauguration of the new Genova-San Giorgio viaduct said it would be a "symbol of a new Italy rising up again." For the mayor of Genoa and state-appointed commissioner for bridge reconstruction, Marco Bucci, the case is both an example of decades-long failures in Italy's transport infrastructure and a demonstration of what the country is capable of accomplishing. Genoa itself, surrounded by rugged hills that constrain road transport, has seen a motorway bypass project held up for decades. While the circumstances behind the bridge collapse were unique, a lot rides on repeating that momentum elsewhere.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 02, 2020 18:22 UTC