Italy Opens New Bridge, Two Years After Deadly Collapse

MILAN—Italy inaugurated a new bridge on a stretch of highway connecting the port city of Genoa to France, nearly two decades to the working day soon after its predecessor collapsed, killing 43 persons and shining a light-weight on the dilapidated condition of the country’s infrastructure.

The new bridge—designed by star architect Renzo Piano and crafted in minimal far more than a year—has grow to be a symbol of pleasure for many Italians just as the place is seeking to restart its financial state adhering to the coronavirus pandemic. Additional than 35,000 Italians have died from…