Italy has cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily.

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.View on euronews

Rome has given final approval to a €13.5bn ($15.6bn) project to build the world's longest suspension bridge, connecting the island of Sicily to the region of Calabria, on the tip of Italy's boot. The designers claim the bridge – which is due to be built on one of the most seismically active areas in the Mediterranean – will be able to withstand earthquakes.