References 690% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better

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• [1]90%
  youtube.com/watch?v=Rqx0RH7cUY8

  youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Aug 6, 2025 ✓· 26% of score

  Happened as dated, per the source: "approved the final project for a permanent connection between Sicily and Calabria".

• [2]95%
  Stretto di Messina S.p.A. — Bilancio d’esercizio al 31 dicembre 2025

  strettodimessina.it· Added Oct 25, 2026· Added by@ThePinGang· 31% of score

  Construction research 2026-10-24: The August 6, 2025 Messina pin represents final-design approval, so Proposed describes that historical pre-construction milestone. The CIPESS record states EUR13.532 billion for the complete bridge and associated road/rail connections, distinct from the Eurolink contract alone. Initial works were conditional on the approval becoming effective. The company’s 2025 accounts later record refusal of Court of Auditors registration; the approval is not represented as proof that physical bridge work began. Source quote: “ricusato il visto di registrazione della Delibera CIPESS n. 41 del 6 agosto 2025” Accounts approved April 29, 2026; PDF section 10 records October 29, 2025 refusal. Historical approval status does not assert current approval effectiveness.^[1]

• [3]82%
  Eurolink and Stretto di Messina signed Strait of Messina Bridge contract

  webuildgroup.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 26% of score

  Webuild, the lead contractor, confirms CIPESS "approved the Definitive Design" on 6 August 2025 and that its Eurolink joint venture signed a €10.6 billion addendum with Stretto di Messina^[2][6] the same day, independently corroborating the pin's date from the builder's side.

• [4]95%
  CIPESS meeting of 6 August 2025

  governo.it· Published Aug 6, 2025· 6% of score

  The Italian government's own CIPESS meeting page states the committee "approved the final project for a permanent connection between Sicily and Calabria" on 6 August 2025, an official primary source matching the pin's stored date exactly.^[1]

• [5]95%
  CIPESS — Esito della seduta del 6 agosto 2025

  programmazioneeconomica.gov.it· Published Aug 6, 2025· Added by@ThePinGang· 6% of score

  Construction research 2026-10-24: The August 6, 2025 Messina pin represents final-design approval, so Proposed describes that historical pre-construction milestone. The CIPESS record states EUR13.532 billion for the complete bridge and associated road/rail connections, distinct from the Eurolink contract alone. Initial works were conditional on the approval becoming effective. The company’s 2025 accounts later record refusal of Court of Auditors registration; the approval is not represented as proof that physical bridge work began. Source quote: “Il costo dell’opera è di 13,532 miliardi di euro” PDF page 0: approval and exact whole-link cost, including approximately 40km of road/rail connections.^[1]