Mon 12 May, 2008
| Posted in: The on-again, off-again project to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina, branded a white elephant and abruptly shelved by former Italian premier Romano Prodi, will be dusted off and restarted under the incoming Berlusconi government, writes John McLaughlin.
In his first public comments after being sworn in as infrastructure minister on Thursday, Altero Matteoli described the bridge over the strait as “an essential project”, adding that it is now back onthe agenda, Italian wire...