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Work on Genoa bridge nears completion after “a show of confidence and courage”
Global Construction Review   06 April 2020   Italy   Genoa  
<p>Construction work on the Genoa bridge, a replacement for the structure that collapsed in August 2018 killing 43 people, has been allowed to continue by the Italian government despite the Covid-19 pandemic.<br><br></p>
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Genoa bridge: Towers demolished after residents evacuated
BBC NEWS   28 June 2019   Italy   Genoa  
It took just eight seconds for the entire structure to go down / AFP
<p>Demolition experts have blown up the remains of the giant Morandi bridge in the Italian city of Genoa, nearly a year after the structure collapsed.</p><p>Thousands of people were evacuated ahead of explosions which brought down two large towers consisting ...
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After Bridge Tragedy, Genoa Selects a New Design
Engineering.com   10 January 2019   Italy   Genoa  
A rendering of Renzo Piano’s planned bridge, which will replace the collapsed Morandi Bridge. (Image courtesy of Renzo Piano)
<p>Five months after the deadly Genoa bridge collapse, the city has announced that it will replace the structure with another bridge that its designer claims will &ldquo;last for a thousand years.&rdquo;<br />On December 19, 2018, city mayor Marco Bucci announced ...
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Italy highway bridge collapses in Genoa, at least 22 dead
Channel NewsAsia / YouTube   14 August 2018   Italy   Genoa  
A section of a giant motorway bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday (Aug 14) injuring several people. (Photo: AFP) Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italy-highway-bridge-collapses-in-genoa-at-least-22-dead-10616720
<p>GENOA, Italy: At least 22 are dead after a motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday (Aug 14) over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy".</p><p>The Italian fire service said that the ...