https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The trial in the case of the Genoa bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, opens Thursday in Italy, involving 59 defendants prosecuted for manslaughter and undermining transport safety. https://www.thelocal.it/20220707/italy-bridge-trial-to-start-four-years-after-tragedy Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:33:29 +0200 italy-bridge-trial-to-start-four-years-after-tragedy The screams of people trapped under a collapsed bridge in Genoa in 2018 still torment those who witnessed the deadly disaster, for which 59 people go on trial this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20220705/the-sadness-is-unending-italian-families-pain-still-raw-ahead-of-genoa-bridge-trial Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:56:50 +0200 the-sadness-is-unending-italian-families-pain-still-raw-ahead-of-genoa-bridge-trial Italy's financial police have arrested the former boss of motorway operator Autostrade in connection with the deadly collapse of the Genoa bridge, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201112/italian-police-arrest-six-in-connection-with-deadly-genoa-bridge-collapse Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:56:57 +0100 italian-police-arrest-six-in-connection-with-deadly-genoa-bridge-collapse A gleaming new bridge in Genoa built after the deadly collapse of a viaduct opened on Tuesday, but critics say not enough has been done since the 2018 disaster to overhaul Italy's crumbling infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.it/20200805/could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:49:53 +0200 could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Almost two years to the day since the Morandi highway collapsed, Italy inaugurated a brand-new bridge in Genoa on Monday – though relatives of the 43 people killed say the pomp and ceremony risk overshadowing the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200803/born-of-tragedy-italy-inaugurates-new-bridge-to-replace-collapsed-genoa-highway Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:24:35 +0200 born-of-tragedy-italy-inaugurates-new-bridge-to-replace-collapsed-genoa-highway Two years after the deadly collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy's powerful Benetton family is relinquishing control of the company that manages Italian motorways, which will be nationalised. https://www.thelocal.it/20200715/genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:02:01 +0200 genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Not everything in Italy has been at a standstill for the past seven weeks. Work on Genoa's new bridge, built to replace one that collapsed in 2018 with the loss of 43 lives, has continued day and night - and is now nearing completion. https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:53:31 +0200 new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Government ministers and the Autostrade per l'Italia motorway company allegedly knew as early as 2014 that the bridge, which collapsed killing 43 in 2018, was at risk, an Italian newspaper has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20191121/did-italian-authorities-know-genoas-morandi-bridge-was-at-risk-of-collapse Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:34:31 +0100 did-italian-authorities-know-genoas-morandi-bridge-was-at-risk-of-collapse Just over a year after the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, workers have raised the first stretch of a replacement designed by famed architect Renzo Piano. https://www.thelocal.it/20191001/special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:41:43 +0200 special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up Italy on Wednesday marks a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people and left the country reeling with shock. https://www.thelocal.it/20190814/italy-marks-one-year-since-genoas-morandi-bridge-disaster Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:42:55 +0200 italy-marks-one-year-since-genoas-morandi-bridge-disaster The two remaining towers of the motorway bridge in Genoa that collapsed nearly a year ago, killing 43 people, were demolished on Friday to make way for a new structure. https://www.thelocal.it/20190628/remains-of-genoa-collapsed-morandi-bridge-blown-up Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:58:45 +0200 remains-of-genoa-collapsed-morandi-bridge-blown-up Experts begin the delicate task of taking apart Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge this morning, almost six months after its partial collapse during a storm killed 43 people and injured dozens. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/the-genoa-bridge-disaster-six-months-on Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:30:05 +0100 the-genoa-bridge-disaster-six-months-on Long-awaited demolition work has begun on the remains of Genoa's Morandi Bridge, authorities said yesterday, and rebuilding is expected to begin by the end of March. https://www.thelocal.it/20181221/demolition-work-begins-on-morandi-bridge-remains Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:36:47 +0100 demolition-work-begins-on-morandi-bridge-remains Authorities in Genoa have picked a design by Italy's most famous living architect, Renzo Piano, to replace the collapsed Morandi Bridge. https://www.thelocal.it/20181218/italian-architect-renzo-piano-to-design-new-genoa-bridge Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:28:16 +0100 italian-architect-renzo-piano-to-design-new-genoa-bridge Genoa will have a new bridge within a year, its mayor said on Saturday, as the Italian city prepared to start demolition work on the remains of the bridge that collapsed in August killing more than 40 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20181217/genoa-to-have-a-new-bridge-for-christmas-next-year-says-mayor Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:11:33 +0100 genoa-to-have-a-new-bridge-for-christmas-next-year-says-mayor Thousands of Genoans marched across the northeastern Italian port city on Monday to protest their isolation following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in August. https://www.thelocal.it/20181008/segregated-genoans-protest-government-inaction-after-morandi-bridge-collapse Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:45:04 +0200 segregated-genoans-protest-government-inaction-after-morandi-bridge-collapse Genoans made homeless by the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge will protest for the first time on Monday, following reports that their emergency supplies funds could be blocked. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/morandi-bridge-displaced-to-march-on-genoa Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:30:00 +0200 morandi-bridge-displaced-to-march-on-genoa Italy's government must rebuild Genoa's collapsed Morandi Bridge within the next 12 to 15 months “maximum”, Giovanni Toti, governor of the Liguria region of which Genoa is the capital, told listeners to the radio station RTL 102.5 Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180924/morandi-bridge-must-be-rebuilt-in-15-months-maximum-says-liguria-governor Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:54:00 +0200 morandi-bridge-must-be-rebuilt-in-15-months-maximum-says-liguria-governor A month after Genoa's Morandi Bridge collapse killed 43 people, the port city is tending to its wounds and those left homeless by the disaster are turning a brave face to the future. https://www.thelocal.it/20180914/one-month-after-bridge-collapse-genoa-looks-to-future Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:38:15 +0200 one-month-after-bridge-collapse-genoa-looks-to-future World-famous Italian architect Renzo Piano on Friday presented his plan for a replacement for the motorway bridge outside Genoa that partly collapsed in August, killing 43 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20180907/italian-architect-renzo-piano-replace-genoa-bridge Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:54:43 +0200 italian-architect-renzo-piano-replace-genoa-bridge