The bridge will be the first link between the popular island and the mainland - but the project will come at a lofty price.

The final design has been approved for the Messina Strait Bridge, which will be the world's longest suspension bridge. The bridge will connect Sicily to mainland Italy and is estimated to cost $4. ...

The bridge between the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland would cross over the Strait of Messina, a distance of 3,300 meters, though the construction has to grapple with tectonic activity ...

Milan, September 27 - Premier Matteo Renzi on Tuesday revived the idea of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. Renzi said the bridge would "take ...

(ANSA) - Rome, November 7 - A Chinese company has expressed interest in the project to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina, according to Pietro Ciucci, the chief executive of the company ...

Centered in the Messina Strait, which separates Sicily from Calabria, the quake's magnitude equaled a 7.5 by today's Richter scale. Moments after the quake's first jolt, a devastating tsunami ...

The project to build the Strait of Messina Bridge linking Sicily to the southern mainland region of Calabria is not only eyewateringly expensive but also controversial. It is expected to cost a ...