A was also presented appeal to the European Commission against the project of Bridge over the StraitThey introduced it Greenpeace, Legambiente, lipu e WWF, along with other legal actions to Tar and Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning (Cipess). The appeal had been announced shortly before the Strait of Messina Society communicated the start of work for the second semester of this year. In any case, what seems to dominate the discussions on the work are mainly the environmental aspects, rather than engineering or related ones Costs public. “The project will soon arrive at Cipess and will arrive in compliance with all the standards required by the environmental directives of the sector” he promised Matteo Salvini in the Chamber in the last question time on the Bridge. The times seem to be moving quickly for the most ambitious infrastructure project of the Meloni government. However, the works to be carried out will have effects on the ecosystem, as has been known for some time, so the game can never be said to be definitively closed.
Bridge over the Strait: nature versus progress
The stretch of sea between Calabria and Sicily is a reserve of biodiversity, already crossed in depth by gas pipes and cables of all kinds. The "ecological" reassurances about the work continue to arrive and the controversies about the costs also prevail. The latest technical guarantees have come from the CEO of the Società dello Stretto, Peter Ciucci. The operational part is concentrated on the preliminary procedures for the opening of the construction site, all aimed at overcoming obstacles and opposition. The sides in the field - opponents and supporters - do not retreat one step. Both keep their flag flying high: on one side the nature and the complaint of one waste of public money, on the other the modernity , speed. “We expect the construction sites to start in the second half of 2025,” Ciucci said on television. A statement that underlines how the Società dello Stretto and the government are aligned in pursuing the project. “We have monitored the activities carried out, those in progress and the next steps in view of the approval of the final project,” Ciucci added.
Salvini promises: the Bridge will respect environmental standards and will start in 2025
Matteo Salvini reassured that the project that will go to Cipess "will reach us in compliance with all the standards required by the environmental directives of the sector". The Minister of Infrastructure, once again, made himself guarantor of the feasibility of the work, despite the numerous objections of those who would like to maintain the status quo. How long can the crossing of the Strait remain as it is today? Public money must be used to make the country better, not to get lost in endless controversies. There are local administrators who are against the Bridge, for example. These days, the designers are busy completing the preparatory works for the construction site, requested by the municipal administrations. "The project for the Bridge over the Strait of Messina has been studied like no other work in the world", Ciucci explained, also referring to the seismic events. Suspension bridges have already been built in areas with a capacity to generate earthquakes much stronger than that of the Strait of Messina, for example in Turkey, Japan, California. These bridges, thanks to their structure, are naturally little sensitive to seismic stresses. In short, every objection is rejected by the sender in the urgency of laying the first stone by 2025 and releasing the first funds, despite the appeals still pending. We'll see how it ends.
