New Genoa bridge will be ready on time - Conte

(ANSA) - Rome, March 11 - Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday pledged that the viaduct in Genoa that will replace the Morandi bridge, which collapsed in August in a disaster that claimed 43 lives, will be ready on time. "The image of that bridge should not be just one of pain, but also of reconstruction," said Conte at the inauguration of a new 'Fincantieri Infrastructure' plant in the province of Verona. "I can say that we won't fail to keep our promises. We will deliver the project on schedule".
    The authorities have said the new viaduct will be ready early in 2020.
    State-controlled shipbuilding giant Fincantieri is the lead player in the construction of the new bridge, even though infrastructure is not its normal field. "Fincantieri is an world-class Italian firm that the government is proud of," Conte said.