Berlusconi resurrects Sicily bridge plan

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Series Details 7.3.09
Publication Date 07/03/2009
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The Italian government on the 6 March 2009 gave its green light to funding for a major public works programme valued at €17.8bn.

The article reports that Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right government has resurrected a controversial project to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland to Sicily as part of the infrastructure package designed to revive the economy.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Planned bridge to Sicily may remain just a dream http://www.europeansources.info/record/planned-bridge-to-sicily-may-remain-just-a-dream/
ANSA, 6.3.09: Govt OKs public works funding http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/english.shtml
BBC News, 6.3.09: Italy revives Sicily bridge plan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7928949.stm

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