Uncertainty continued on
Wednesday over the decree for Genoa after last month's
bridge-collapse disaster in which 43 people died.
Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi Di
Maio dismissed speculation it is set to be held up further
following reports that the State's general accounting office had
uncovered shortcomings in the package for the construction of a
new viaduct to replace the collapsed Morandi Bridge.
"By the end of the day the decree will go to the president's
office (to be signed). It must go to the president's office,"
5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Di Maio told Radio Capital.
"It was written days ago and it's ready.
"The interpretation that went out was that the economy
ministry wanted to stop it," Di Maio said.
"Actually, the accounting office should stamp it by the end
of the day".
Transport and Infrastructure Minister and fellow M5S bigwig
Danilo Toninelli, however, said the decree would be passed "on
Friday at the latest".
Di Maio also reiterated that, while highways company
Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) must pay for the new bridge, it
will not be allowed to have an active part in the project after
failing to prevent the disaster.
He said the decree features measures for a rapid
reconstruction of the viaduct "without giving Autostrade the
chance to lay a single stone".
The Genoa city council and the Liguria regional government
have said ASPI's exclusion must not cause a further delay in the
bridge reconstruction.
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