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- Aug 6, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Messina Strait Bridge Wins Final Design Approval
- On 6 August 2025 Italy's CIPESS, chaired by PM Giorgia Meloni, approved the final project for the Strait of Messina bridge, costed at EUR 13.532 billion and fully publicly funded[3]
- The link was provided for in a 1971 regulation and relaunched by the government in 2022[3]
- It would be the world's longest single-span bridge: a 3,300 m central span, one kilometre longer than the Canakkale Bridge, 399 m steel towers, three road lanes each way and two rail lines[2][3]
- Eurolink, led by Webuild with Sacyr, IHI, Condotte and Itinera, signed a EUR 10.6 billion contract addendum on the same day; designer is COWI[2]
- About 40 km of connecting road and rail works (80% in tunnels) are included, with the bridge designed for seismic activity and extreme winds[2][3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=Rqx0RH7cUY8youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Aug 6, 2025 ✓· 45% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "approved the final project for a permanent connection between Sicily and Calabria".
- [2]82%Eurolink and Stretto di Messina signed Strait of Messina Bridge contractwebuildgroup.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 45% 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 the same day, independently corroborating the pin's date from the builder's side.[1]
- [3]95%CIPESS meeting of 6 August 2025governo.it· Published Aug 6, 2025· 10% 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]
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