Transport Minister Graziano
Delrio on Friday said the government had other priorities, such
as helping commuters, than reviving a long-dormant plan to build
a bridge over the Messina Strait between Sicily and mainland
Italy.
"I have always said that we have other priorities, such as
meeting the needs of those who travel every day," he said.
The seemingly moribund Messina bridge project, a former
hobby horse of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi, returned to the
fore earlier this week when the junior government partner, the
New Centre Right, passed a motion calling for a reassessment of
the feasibility of the bridge for rail traffic only.
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