BUND TEN/TEN Projekte/PP01: railway axis Berlin-Verona-Palermo

Rail/road bridge over the Strait of Messina

Combined rail and road projects

Type: new

 

Country: Italy

 

Length: 3,3 km, Costs: 4684 Mio. Euro (Source: EU 2005)

 

Kurzbeschreibung: Plans to construct a suspension brigde, crossing the Straight of Messina, were cancelled by the new Italian government in 2006. The funds originally reserved for the construction of the bridge will be used to improve the existing ferry services.

 

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