The inauguration of the bridge brought together a number of institutional representatives, among which Genoa’s mayor Marco Bucci and Lega leader Matteo Salvini.I am a freelancer, hence a free spirit, contributing to Italian and international media alike. “It tells about all of the effort and passion of these months, but it also says that major infrastructures in Italy can be built, and that it can happen in a short time”.
View of the new viaduct that will connect Genoa again from east to west on May 22, 2020 in Genoa, ...[+] Italy. While the appointed company should be Autostrade per l’Italia, who was managing the Morandi bridge at the time - provided that the concession contract was never revoked - the government could still opt for a different concessionaire, such as state-owned road company Anas. It counts 18 pillars and it is endowed with solar panels for energetic autonomy. A general view shows the Genoa bridge as engineers perform static testing operations ahead of its inauguration in Genoa, Italy, July 19, 2020… It is a system that we will try to replicate, to begin again together. It is an obligation in order to open the bridge”, said city mayor Marco Bucci. 21 Jul 2020 - 19:31 . It is 1,067 meters long and it rides across the neighborhoods of Sampierdarena and Cornigliano in the city of Genoa. Now, before the bridge can be opened to the public, the government will need to settle the concession to operate it. The final opening of the bridge is scheduled on July 27, 2020. “If the government does not make a decision over this, we will have a new bridge with a great view over the sea and harbor, but nothing more”, said Lega leader Matteo Salvini.“To pass this bridge today is a unique sensation”, Salini said.
This is a light that gives hope to Italy as a whole”, said Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte when he visited the bridge at the end of April.The first person to ride across the bridge in a car was Pietro Salini, CEO of the building company that carried out the infrastructure works. For the last twelve months, the Italian city of Genoa has been focused on constructing a new state-of-the-art bridge. Countering terrorism during the COVID-19 pandemicFears over the coronavirus will see the Nobel prize banquet cancelled for the first time.Psychological challenges of corona pandemicThe Peninsula newspaper provides extensive news coverage, incisive analyses and trenchant commentary from around the world, but with firm roots and primary focus on life in Qatar.New guidelines for third phase; barbershops, gyms, some restaurants to reopen in QatarQatar reiterates commitment to partnership and...Dutch government will not advise public to wear masks - ministerHundreds of workers in a consortium including inspection and engineering services group RINA, builder Webuild and shipbuilder Fincantieri, have been working day and night since January 2019 to erect the new structure in a project led by Genoa-born architect Renzo PianoMILAN: A new viaduct in the Italian port city of Genoa will open next month, built to replace a motorway bridge that collapsed almost two years ago, killing 43 people.Heads of state strategies towards a better worldThousands lined the streets on Tuesday to pay their respects to the late Jack Charlton.How pandemic and new technology disrupt economyQatar announces Eid Al Adha holidaysAn armed man carrying explosives has taken around 20 passengers hostage on a bus in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, police said Tuesday.Qatar residents and visitors can apply for 'exceptional entry permit' from August 1"Genoa's Saint George bridge will be inaugurated on Aug. 3 at 1830 local time (1630 GMT)," Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci said on a post on his Facebook account.
“From Genoa a new model spreads to all of Italy. Bucci is also the state-appointed commissioner for the replacement of the bridge.MME cleans grounds for Eid Al Adha prayer, parks and beachesPakistan's de facto health minister resigns amid pandemicBrazil will begin advanced clinical testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus.Connecting Italy with France, a section of the old bridge broke apart on Aug. 14, 2018, sending dozens of cars plunging to the ground. The collapse of the former bridge had sparked controversy on the company that was responsible for its maintenance.“We have an urgency to know who is going to manage the bridge and is going to carry out the final tests. I write for Linkiesta.it, Business People and Euronews. On Monday, June 22, Italy inaugurated the new bridge in Genoa, which was rebuilt in record time after the previous structure, known as “Ponte Morandi” (Morandi bridge), tragically collapsed on 14 August, 2018, leaving 43 people dead. The new bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano, was built in a record time, 22 months after the disaster, by the company Webuild, together with Fincantieri and Italferr.