Italy

13 Mar 25

Restoration report on Italy’s 184m high road bridge

1985 engineering masterpiece gets reinforcement makeover.

09 Jan 25

Italian innovators create Da Vinci’s Bridge with printed concrete blocks

Mortar made from marble waste used to build arch bridge.

08 Nov 24

Phoenix rising

The designer of a steel footbridge that collapsed in Italy during load testing identifies the reasons for the failure and outlines the lessons implemented in the execution of a second version, which he also designed and then personally funded. Marco Peroni writes

09 Aug 24

Viaduct’s supporting arches demolished near twin structure

Video: 400kg of explosives level three steel arches.

30 Nov 23

Joint venture for Italian crossing

Spanish and Italian engineers join forces to design iconic bridge.

04 May 23

Winning bidder named for Italian rail contract

The winning consortium has been chosen for a US$1.3 billion Italian rail contract that includes 3km of viaducts.

21 Apr 23

Contractor backs resurrected plan for Messina Bridge

Work on a record-breaking bridge over the Strait of Messina in Italy could get under way straightaway, according to the company originally tasked with the project.

17 Mar 23

Italy resurrects plan for Messina bridge

Italy’s council of ministers has agreed to restart the planning of a record-breaking suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina.

07 Jul 22

Trial begins following Genoa bridge collapse

The trial has begun of 59 people facing charges following the fatal collapse in 2018 of a motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy.

23 Mar 22

Design unveiled for River Arno bridge

The winning proposal has been unveiled for the new Buriano Bridge over the River Arno near the town of Arezzo in Italy.

11 Mar 22

Ionian orthotropy

Two general bridge deck designs have been created for the multiple viaducts and landmark crossing included in a new highway under construction in Italy, finds out José Sánchez de Muniáin

03 Feb 22

Bridge installed for Sicilian railway

The installation has been carried out of a 750t bridge that will carry a new rail line over the Buttaceto River in Sicily in the south of Italy.

12 Nov 21

Printing works

Two projects completed this year have added to the growing catalogue of 3D-printed bridges, but what has been learned along the respective developmental journeys? And how can the technology be best exploited in bridge construction? Khalifa Bokhammas investigates

04 Aug 21