A project to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland to the island of Sicily will cost as much as 14.6 billion euros ($16.14 billion), a Treasury document showed, a near-50% increase compared with previous government estimates.
The bridge project, which has been in the planning stages for decades, appeared to have been killed off in 2013 by former Prime Minister Mario Monti, who closed down the company created to oversee its construction during an austerity drive.
