The board of Autostrade per
l'Italia said Tuesday it could build a new steel bridge in Genoa
in eight months to replace the Morandi Bridge that collapsed
killing 43 last Wednesday.
The company, it said, was "continuing the activity of
planning and design for the reconstruction of the Morandi
Bridge."
The board said "the project sees the involvement of firms,
executors and designers of an international level" and
"envisages the demolition of the current remaining structures
and the reconstruction of the bridge in steel according to the
most modern technologies today available in an estimated period
of eight months starting from the obtainment of the necessary
authorisations".
The board approved a 500 million euro plan with its
own resources in the wake of the collapse.
The plan, already announced at a Saturday press conference in
Genoa, includes initiatives for the families struck by the
tragedy, for the reconstruction of the bridge, for Genoa's road
transit system and the suspension of tolls on certain routes,
the board said in a statement.
The Italian government is seeking to strip Autostrade, which
is controlled by the Benetoon family through the Atlantai group,
of its license to operate Italy's highways.
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