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That morning, Antonella Cesaro, a Genoese taxi driver, was driving two tourists to Genoa airport. It was August 14, 2018. At 11:36 am, she stopped her car near the Morandi Bridge. There, chaos reigned. People were running to meet his taxi screaming. They were fleeing the bridge which was already gone. That morning, the Morandi Bridge collapsed on the Polcevera, killing 43 people. A tragedy, a national mourning for Italy.
Two years later, Antonella Cesaro will now be able to cross the new San Giorgio bridge which connects the two parts of Genoa. Its inauguration on Monday signals a new era for Italy.
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Rozenn Morgat, journalist at Le Figaro
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The construction of the San Giorgio bridge, in Genoa, last week. The day his apron once again connected the shores of the Val Polcevera, all the sirens of the shipyard and the ships docked in the port began to sound in concert. Lapresse for Webuild and Fincantieri
The task seemed daunting; the challenge, of size; the means to deploy, staggering. Nobody really believed in the realization of this redemptive project for the country, especially in the cramped space-time of such a deadline: twelve months.
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