This morning the council of the Sicilian Region approved unanimously adopted a measure that ensures the availability of to invest more than one billion euros to co-finance the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina. In a note, the specified that the investment will allow Sicily to participate with a 10% share in the construction of the of the infrastructure that will connect the island to Calabria The total cost of the work is estimated at around 12 billion of euros. With regard to the total cost of the work, it is It is necessary to specify that if the Sicilian Region quantifies it at 12 billion, among the various figures indicated by the Ministry of Finance, Infrastructure and Transport, last March the dicastery estimated €10 billion for the construction of the bridge and all the Railway and road access works on both banks

The Region of Sicily has specified that its contribution of €1 billion will come from the resources of the new programming of the Development and Cohesion Fund 2021-2027 and with a further €200 million as a result of savings in resources for the 2014-2020 cycle not yet spent.

"With this measure of appreciation by the junta - said the President of the Region, Renato Schifani - we have laid the foundations for a decisive acceleration of the construction of what will be a strategic infrastructure for the future of Sicily. If, after more than 50 years, the bridge on the Strait is on its way to becoming a reality, we must thank, in particular, the Minister for Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, always attentive to the needs of the South and the Sicily in particular. With this co-financing, we are sending a a clear signal to the whole of Italy, to say that the bridge is a priority and that our region is ready to do your part."

The Regional Councillor for Infrastructure and Mobility, Alessandro Aricò, assured that the Region - «yes It will make you ready for this appointment with history. We will prepare - he assured - the best structural conditions that make the most of the potential offered by the from the construction of the bridge over the Strait. You will need to organise a rail and road network in step with the times, creating an interconnection between airports, ports and freight terminals and paying particular attention to the road network Internal. We are ready," the councillor stressed.