Legambiente to Salvini, commuters are the priority not Bridge. In Sicily there are 1,267 kilometers of single track lines, 85% of the total of 1,490 kilometres, while 689 kilometers (46.2%) are not electrified.
The travel times are embarrassing: to go from Trapani to Ragusa it takes 13 hours and 14 minutes, changing 4 regional trains. For the Strait Bridge, defined several times as a "useless and senseless work with a strong environmental and landscape impact", there is a total authorized expenditure of 11.63 billion euros, divided over 9 years.