New Genoa Bridge Opened Two Years After Deadly Morandi Collapse

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Italy has opened a new bridge in Genoa two years after the tragic collapse of Ponte Morandi killed 43 people.

During the official ceremony, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was “not easy to abandon ourselves to a celebratory mood, as it has been remembered already, it is still too sharp, the pain caused by the tragedy in this place.”

The new structure was erected thanks to round-the-clock construction, which continued even during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new bridge, made of steel and concrete, measures 1,067 in length, and is supported by 18 pillars standing 40 metres from the ground.

What remained of the old Morandi bridge was demolished to make room for the new structure drawn by Genoa-born Renzo Piano, a world-renowned architect who designed The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidous in Paris, and the New York Times building in New York. 

Mr Piano says the new structure has been made to last 1,000 years. The total cost of the project exceeded €200 million.

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Report by Gianluca Avagnina.

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