A report following the collapse of the Genoa bridge in northern Italy last year, killing 43 people, had already concluded that at least 25,000 bridges around the country are in need of urgent repair. Published in June, the authors called for a 'Marshall Plan' to renovate the ensemble of the country's bridges, to prevent future accidents. PHOTO: AFPLocal authorities said on Monday that the Mirepoix-sur-Tarn bridge was not on the list of bridges in need of urgent repair and was not under close watch. "When we called our report Bridge security: Avoiding a Crisis this was exactly to avoid a disaster. According to Chaize and his co-authors, the decay of the country's bridges has "gained pace the past ten years."

Source: The Local November 19, 2019 11:48 UTC