Stretto di Messina

History

The Stretto di Messina S.p.A. it was put into liquidation by the Monti Cabinet on 15 April 2013. With the "decreto ponte" (bridge decree, DL 35 of 31 March 2023), in view of the resumption of the Messina Bridge construction process, the company's liquidation status was revoked.

2010

On 14 July 2010, the Stretto di Messina company and the Ministry of Infrastructure set up a technical table with the role of technical consultancy for the purpose of supervising and directing the technical design activities of the Strait of Messina Bridge. The committee, which remained in office until the end of the work wanted by the Monti government in 2011, was made up as follows.

Professor Giulio Ballio, Rector of the Politecnico di Milano (coordinator)

Professor Claudio Borri, Director of the Interuniversity Center for Building Aerodynamics and Wind Engineering, Full professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Florence, with a specialization in structures and aerodynamics;

Professor Raffaele Casciaro, Professor of Construction Science at the University of Calabria, with specialization in structures;

Professor Alberto Castellani, Professor of Construction in seismic areas at the Milan Polytechnic, with specialization in seismic engineering;

Professor Pietro D'Asdia, Deputy Rector of the University of Pescara, Full Professor of Structural Construction Techniques, with specialization in suspended structures and bridges;

Professor Giuseppe Muscolino, Professor of Construction Science at the University of Messina, with specialization in structures;