The Stretto di Messina S.p.A. company was established in 1981 in implementation of law no. 1158/1971 of the Italian government to design, build and manage the Strait of Messina Bridge.[1]
History
The Stretto di Messina S.p.A. it was put into liquidation by the Monti Cabinet on 15 April 2013.[2] With the "decreto ponte" (bridge decree, DL 35 of 31 March 2023), in view of the resumption of the Messina Bridge construction process, the company's liquidation status was revoked.[3]
Messina Bridge technical committee
2010
On 14 July 2010, the Stretto di Messina company and the Ministry of Infrastructure set up a technical table with the role of technical consultancy for the purpose of supervising and directing the technical design activities of the Strait of Messina Bridge. The committee, which remained in office until the end of the work wanted by the Monti government in 2011, was made up as follows.[4]
Professor Claudio Borri, Director of the Interuniversity Center for Building Aerodynamics and Wind Engineering, Full professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Florence, with a specialization in structures and aerodynamics;
Professor Alberto Castellani, Professor of Construction in seismic areas at the Milan Polytechnic, with specialization in seismic engineering;
Professor Pietro D’Asdia, Deputy Rector of the University of Pescara, Full Professor of Structural Construction Techniques, with specialization in suspended structures and bridges;
