But for millennia, generations of travelers have required a boat to cross Messina Strait separating Sicily and the mainland.

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian ...

Residents are opposed to the bridge over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental effect, and mafia interference.

Italy has finally approved a €13.5bn (£12bn) plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge from the mainland to Sicily ...

A long-delayed and debated span linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to ...

The Italian government has given final approval for the construction of what would be the world’s longest single-span bridge, ...

The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the region’s economy, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact.

The Italian government announced Wednesday it has approved the construction of a bridge between its mainland and the island ...

Italy's government gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of what will be the world's longest single-span ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 billion ...

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The Italian government said the bridge would be a security asset, which allows it to categorize the project as a military ...