Bridge over the Strait, executive project postponed to 2025

Last Updated: June 22, 2024

Ponte sullo Stretto, il progetto esecutivo slitta al 2025

Explain to me briefly the following article:

“For the executive project of the Bridge over the Strait, we will have to wait until 2025. It certainly will not arrive within the year, as the CEO of Stretto di Messina, Pietro Ciucci, had announced at the beginning of May. This was one of the insights that emerged yesterday (June 21st) from the most anticipated session of the Bridge commission, since the commission itself was established by the City Council of Messina. The session, in fact, turned into a scientific conference in which experts of a certain level – and it can be said that in this case they were at almost the highest levels – confront each other, get heated, bring out data, formulas, calculations, resumes and publications, only to then, at the end of the work (over five hours, specifically), each remain firm on their positions. The merit of the commission chaired by Pippo Trischitta – the most pro-bridge among the now skeptical De Luca supporters – was to have for the first time put face to face the experts spokespersons of two clearly opposing lines of thought: those who are collaborating, directly or as consultants, in the design of the Bridge over the Strait and therefore support its feasibility without hesitation; and those who, on the other hand, have repeatedly expressed doubts and concerns, putting in writing in at least two reports sent to Stretto di Messina what they think of the risks related to the construction of this work. ‘We are not anti-bridge technicians, we are independent technicians,’ their business card, a preamble to a very long back-and-forth that inevitably led to technicalities of complex reading for common mortals.”

Translated to English:

“For the executive project of the Bridge over the Strait, we will have to wait until 2025. It will not arrive within the year, as the CEO of Stretto di Messina, Pietro Ciucci, had announced in early May. This was one of the insights that emerged yesterday (June 21) from the most anticipated session of the Bridge commission, since the commission itself was established by the Messina City Council. The session turned into a scientific conference where experts of a certain level confronted each other, presenting data, formulas, calculations, resumes, and publications. The commission, chaired by Pippo Trischitta – the most pro-bridge among the now skeptical De Luca supporters – brought together experts from two opposing viewpoints: those who support the feasibility of the Bridge over the Strait and those who have expressed doubts and concerns about the risks associated with its construction. The session ended with technical discussions that may be difficult for the general public to understand.”