Italy’s plan to build the world’s longest single-span suspension bridge linking the mainland to Sicily is intended to revive its poorer regions and create jobs. Yet it has been dogged by public opposition and legal setbacks. An analysis by Follow the Money shows how concerns of mafia infiltration, environmental issues and contentious appointments have turned the flagship project into a flashpoint for controversy.
It has been a campaigning topic for the right-wing parties for the last 25 years at least.
Right wing parties in a nutshell: don’t hand out benefits to the sick/old/poor, we need that money for car infrastructure.