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Società Stretto di Messina Approves Final Bridge Documents for CIPESS Review

An early August CIPESS meeting will determine public utility status, triggering planned expropriations for the €13.5 billion project.

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Overview

  • The board signed off on addenda with Eurolink, Parsons Transportation Group, Edison Next Environment, Marsh and the Infrastructure Ministry’s convention including the economic-financial plan.
  • The total €13.5 billion investment remains fully secured by the 2025 Budget Law and the company’s 2023 capital increase.
  • A CIPESS vote set for early August is now the critical step before the project can move into construction.
  • Once cleared by CIPESS, the project will receive a public utility declaration and proceed with expropriations affecting about 250 houses in Torre Faro.
  • After CIPESS approval, the plan must still pass through the State Accounting Office and the Court of Auditors before being published in the Official Gazette.