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A new bridge in the Italian coastal city of Genoa opens to traffic two years after the old one collapsed, killing 43 people. Just after 20:00 GMT the first vehicles cross the San Giorgio bridge that replaces the one that gave way during heavy rains on August 14, 2018. IMAGES
Images show a first-person perspective from the first private vehicle driven by Pietro Salini, CEO of Webuild, crossing the new Genoa Bridge after the collapse that killed 43 people in August 2018. Webuild (formerly Salini-Impregilo) is the construction group in charge, together with Fincantieri and Italferr, of building the new bridge designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. IMAGES
Genova (Italy), Apr 28 (EFE) .- Less than two years after the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genova, which caused the death of 43 people, its last piece was placed to complete its reconstruction.
A final section of a new bridge in Genoa, built after a deadly 2018 motorway collapse, is to be slotted into place, providing a much-needed symbol of renewal for coronavirus-hit Italy. IMAGES
Italy marks a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, as the country grapples with a political crisis sparked by far-right leader Matteo Salvini. IMAGES
The two remaining towers of the motorway bridge in the Italian city Genoa that collapsed nearly a year go killing 43 people are being demolished. IMAGES