{"id":23893,"date":"2020-09-30T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?p=23893"},"modified":"2020-10-24T12:15:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T10:15:51","slug":"bridge-over-the-straight-of-messina-developing-the-italian-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/bridge-over-the-straight-of-messina-developing-the-italian-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge Over the Straight of Messina \u2013 Developing the Italian South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"201\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-768x200.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The project to connect Sicily with the Italian mainland by a bridge over the Straight of Messina was first talked of many years ago but is finally being taken seriously.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"753\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-01.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-01-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 15px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 90%;\">New Museum of Bergamot in Reggio Calabria, senator of Italia Viva Silvia Bono, eng. Ania Lopez CNI National Councilor and Member of WFEO Executive Council and Laywer Gianfranco Saccomanno<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn 6th September, in the New Museum of Bergamot in Reggio Calabria, on the initiative of members of the newly formed <i>Italia Viva<\/i> party, Senators Davide Faraone and Silvia Vono, the technical discussions took place. There were some prestigious speakers present including Eng. Ania Lopez, member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttoingegnere.it\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Council for Italian Engineers (CNI)<\/a> and Member of the World Federation Engineering Organisation (WFEO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/executive-council\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Executive Council<\/a> and Theme leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/committee-women-in-engineering\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Committee on Women in Engineering<\/a>, who said, \u201cWe hope the bridge can become a state of the art structure for Calabria whilst respecting the budget and time constraints.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Zuccal\u00e0, AD of 4Ward360, an Italian company specializing in nanotechnology, promoted the use of the application of innovative surfaces providing protection from both the weather and chemicals. Enzo Siviero, professor and rector of eCampus University, stated \u201c..there are no seismic problems, the aeroelasticity has been solved..\u201d Silvia Vono, promoter of the initiative, vice senator and vice president of the public works commission, insisted \u201cwe need to invest. We cannot let go of the project. We must take advantage of European investment.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 200%; border-left: solid 2px #616161; padding-left: 20px; line-height: normal;\"><b>We hope the bridge can become a state of the art structure for Calabria whilst respecting the budget and time constraints.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 90%; text-align: right;\"><b>Ania Lopez, WFEO Executive Council member<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn day 2, Eng. Salvatore Margiotta, undersecretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure, said \u201cI have always been fascinated by the idea of creating this work in order to leave a mark for many years to come ..this is a great opportunity to build the bridge.\u201d Dr. Angelo Deiana, President of <i>Confassociazioni<\/i>, stated \u201cbuilding this bridge will relaunch the whole country and provide strategic links with Africa and the Mediterranean.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"569\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-02.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-02-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CNI_article_Bridge_over_the_strait_of_Messina-02-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 15px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 90%;\">Santa Trada Borgo in Reggio Calabria Senators Davide Farone and Silvia Vono an another speakers<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn conclusion, the day ended with a speech by Senator Davide Faraone who reiterated, \u201cthe bridge is essential to improve the quality of life and the economy in our south and for the whole country.\u201d  The president of CNI, Armando Zambrano later commented, \u201cThe construction of connecting infrastructures and more generally, of public works, contributes to the growth and modernization of a country\u201d.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>For more information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-internet-explorer fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttoingegnere.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council for Italian Engineers (CNI) website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nThe project to connect Sicily with the Italian mainland by a bridge over the Straight of Messina was first talked of many years ago but is finally being taken seriously.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Museum of Bergamot in Reggio Calabria, senator of Italia Viva Silvia Bono, eng. Ania Lopez CNI National Councilor and Member of WFEO Executive Council and Laywer Gianfranco Saccomanno<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn 6th September, in the New Museum of Bergamot in Reggio Calabria, on the initiative of members &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[113,111,95],"class_list":["post-23893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-goal-11","tag-goal-9","tag-sdgs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bridge Over the Straight of Messina \u2013 Developing the Italian South - WFEO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/bridge-over-the-straight-of-messina-developing-the-italian-south\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bridge Over the Straight of Messina \u2013 Developing the Italian South - WFEO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The project to connect Sicily with the Italian mainland by a bridge over the Straight of Messina was first talked of many years ago but is finally being taken seriously. &nbsp; New Museum of Bergamot in Reggio Calabria, senator of Italia Viva Silvia Bono, eng. 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