Engineering Experts Knew Italian Bridge Had Corrosion Problems Before It Collapsed, Report Says (apnews.com)

McGruber shares a report: Engineering experts determined in February that corrosion of the metal cables supporting the Genoa highway bridge had reduced the bridge's strength by 20 percent -- a finding that came months before it collapsed last week, Italian media reported Monday. Despite the findings, newsmagazine Espresso wrote that "neither the ministry, nor the highway company, ever considered it necessary to limit traffic, divert heavy trucks, reduce the roadway from two to one lanes or reduce the speed" of vehicles on the key artery for the northern port city. A large section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed Aug. 14 during a heavy downpour, killing 43 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 600 people living in apartment buildings beneath another section of the bridge.

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Re:The other mistake

[Mashiki]

They are now trying to blame the EU (which gave them money for infrastructure sanitation) for the whole ugly mess.

Considering how deeply the EU have had their fingers in Italy and Greece to the point where people nearly revolted, this type of response shouldn't be a surprise. It may even been warranted considering how the previous government acted as lapdogs for the EU and ignored their own citizens.