Italy's top audit court recently rejected the government's long-standing plan to build what would be the world's longest suspension bridge connecting the island of Sicily to the region of Calabria across the Strait of Messina.
The Italian Court of Auditors — which oversees public spending — said it would release the full reasoning behind its rejection within 30 days.
During a hearing on 29 October, the judges questioned whether the 2005 tender for the project still held, citing a mismatch in projected costs and whether it complied with EU competition rules.
The project has also been slammed by critics as being too costly and for its potential environmental impact and risks linked to seismic activity in the region.
The country's Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, who has spearheaded the €13.5 billion project and tipped it as "the most important
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