Overview
- The Corte dei Conti refused the visto for the third additional act to the 2003 convention between the Transport Ministry and Stretto di Messina, tied to decree No. 190 of August 1.
- This new stop follows the court’s late‑October refusal of the CIPESS delibera that approved funding and the executive project, which the court notes is closely interconnected.
- Without the court’s approval the measure cannot be registered or published in the Official Gazette, blocking works and undercutting the government’s year‑end timetable.
- Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the outcome was expected and affirmed determination to proceed, while MIT and the concessionaire await the written reasons and the company scheduled a board meeting for November 25.
- The court has sought clarifications on the urgency route, cost items, traffic forecasts, funding coverage, environmental and seismic compliance, and adherence to EU rules on contract modifications.