to revoke the concession from these companies and seek significant sanctions”. Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said “I have given mandate to my ministry to start all proceedings. In 2011, Autostrade warned that “queues of cars and the volume of traffic provoke intense degradation of the bridge structure on a daily basis in rush hour, as it is subject to major demands”. The Italian government quickly blamed Autostrade, the operator of the bridge, moving to strip its concession and calling for resignations. In addition, ongoing work on the bridge may or may not be partly responsible for the collapse.” (Ref. Ian Firth, a former president of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a specialist in bridges, said “As this reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge has been there for 50 years, it is possible that corrosion of tendons or reinforcement may be a contributory factor. But there will be a time when the cost of maintenance will be higher than a replacement.” Sooner or later it will have to be replaced.
In 2016, Antonio Brencich, a professor specialising in reinforced concrete construction at the University of Genoa, described the bridge span as “a failure of engineering”, saying “.that bridge is wrong. While the reason for the collapse is unclear, some experts have described the bridge, the work of civil engineer Riccardo Morandi, as a very unusual design. The collapse caused around 40 vehicles to fall 45 m. A 200 m-long section failed, along with a 90 m concrete A- frame. The bridge, which incorporated concrete-encased stay cables, was subject to restructuring works in 2016 and was undergoing maintenance work to strengthen the road foundations at the time of the collapse. It was inaugurated in 1967 and was an important route for goods from local ports serving the Italian Riviera and the southeast coast of France. The bridge was nearly 1.2 km long and carried the A10 motorway high above the city. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared a state of emergency in the Liguria region, and a national day of mourning will take place during the funerals of the victims. More than 400 people have been evacuated from the area. The death toll is thought to be 43, with several more injured, and a rescue operation comprising several hundred firefighters trying to locate people still thought to be missing. On 14th August 2018, the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed during a torrential rainstorm.
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