But for millennia, generations of travelers have required a boat to cross Messina Strait separating Sicily and the mainland.

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian ...

Italy's long-standing dream to build the world’s longest suspension bridge between the mainland and the island of Sicily has ...

A long-delayed and debated span linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to ...

Italy has finally approved a €13.5bn (£12bn) plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge from the mainland to Sicily ...

The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the region’s economy, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact.

The Italian government has given final approval for the construction of what would be the world’s longest single-span bridge, ...

Italy's government gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of what will be the world's longest single-span ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 billion ...

The Italian government announced Wednesday it has approved the construction of a bridge between its mainland and the island ...

A group photo of readers who traveled to Sicily and Southern Italy with Jess Fleming in the spring of 2023. (Courtesy of Federico Alvarez) Want to travel with Jess?

The Italian government said the bridge would be a security asset, which allows it to categorize the project as a military ...