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  1. Security15 Jul, 08:18

    Highways company ASPI finally apologizes before Morandi-bridge-disaster verdicts

    Rome, Italy

    (ANSA) - ROME, JUL 15 - Highways company Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) finally apologized for the 2018 Morandi-bridge-collapse disaster in Genoa in which 43 people died with an open letter by CEO Arrigo Giana published in Wednesday's edition of Il Corriere della Sera ahead of the verdicts of the first-instance trial on Thursday. In total, 57 people are on trial in relation to the bridge collapse, including the former heads and technical officials of ASPI and its SPEA maintenance and road safety arm. The charges range from culpable failure to comply with one's duty for workplace safety and falsifying official documents to multiple culpable homicide. "As I followed the collapse of the Morandi Bridge at the time, I continued to wonder how it was possible (for the company) not to immediately apologize for what had happened," wrote Giana, who took over the helm of ASPI last year. "(It was) an additional incomprehensible wound the community tragically experienced. "The actions and choices of some left indelible wounds, so today making the apologies we didn't make yesterday is our moral imperative, one that goes beyond determining responsibility as justice runs its course to establish the truth. "Today, the company is different than it was then: a new management under state control with new shareholders. "A new management, with new executives working day by day to monitor the network, plan interventions, and prevent risks, thus ensuring the safety of infrastructure, travellers, and workers. "So we break the silence. "Reiterating the absolute commitment of our ten thousand workers to ensure that such events never happen again, on behalf of the Autostrade per l'Italia Group, I wish to apologize to the families of the victims, to the people of Genoa, and to all Italians, for the suffering caused by the tragedy of the Morandi bridge. While fully aware that our gesture will never erase their pain." The prosecution says that many of the defendants knew that the motorway viaduct could collapse but did nothing to prevent this from happening. ASPI and SPEA themselves are no longer involved in the criminal trial after a plea bargain to pay damages of around 30 million euros. The remains of the Morandi bridge were demolished and another viaduct designed by starchitect Renzo Piano opened in August 2020 took its place. Piano, a Genoa native, created the design for the new bridge for free as a gift to the city. The audacious new structure has been named the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge. It features sail-like structures, to reflect the northwestern port city's rich maritime heritage. (ANSA). Read article...

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  2. Humanitarian16 Jul, 12:17

    Ex highways company CEO Castellucci gets 12 years for Morandi-bridge disaster

    Rome, Italy

    (ANSA) - ROME, JUL 16 - Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of the Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) highways company, was given a 12-year term on Thursday for the 2018 Morandi-bridge-collapse disaster in Genoa in which 43 people died. Prosecutors had requested a term of 18 years, six months. Castellucci is already in jail as he is serving a six-year term related to a crash on the A16 highway in 2013 near to the town of Monteforte Irpino, in the province of Avellino, in which 40 people died. He was among 57 people on trial in Genia in relation to the bridge collapse, including the former managers and technical officials of ASPI and its SPEA maintenance and road safety arm. The prosecution said that many of the defendants knew that the motorway viaduct could collapse but did nothing to prevent this from happening. ASPI and SPEA themselves are no longer involved in the criminal trial after a plea bargain to pay damages of around 30 million euros. On Wednesday ASPI's current CEO Arrigo Giana finally apologized for the disaster on the company's behalf in an open letter published in Corriere della Sera. The remains of the Morandi bridge were demolished and another viaduct designed by starchitect Renzo Piano opened in August 2020 took its place. Piano, a Genoa native, created the design for the new bridge for free as a gift to the city. The audacious new structure has been named the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge. It features sail-like structures, to reflect the northwestern port city's rich maritime heritage. (ANSA). Read article...

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  3. Humanitarian16 Jul, 13:37

    Ex ASPI CEO Castellucci gets 12 years as Morandi-bridge disaster verdicts handed down

    Rome, Italy

    (ANSA) - ROME, JUL 16 - Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of the Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) highways company, was given a 12-year term on Thursday as the verdicts were handed down for the 2018 Morandi-bridge-collapse disaster in Genoa in which 43 people died. Prosecutors had requested a term of 18 years, six months for Castellucci, who is already in jail as he is serving a six-year term related to a crash on the A16 highway in 2013 near to the town of Monteforte Irpino, in the province of Avellino, in which 40 people died. In total the Genoa court convicted 32 defendants, including the former managers and technical officials of ASPI and its SPEA maintenance and road safety arm, and gave sentences for a total of almost 200 years for homicide, road homicide and culpable collapse. Another 25 defendants were acquitted or had the cases against them timed out under the statute of limitations. Former ASPI number three Michele Donferri got 11 years while the company's ex number two, Paolo Berti, got five years, six months, as did former SPEA CEO Antonino Galatà. Mauro Coletta, the former transport and infrastructure ministry manager in charge of overseeing highway concessions, was sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecution said that many of the defendants knew that the motorway viaduct could collapse but did nothing to prevent this from happening. ASPI and SPEA themselves are no longer involved in the criminal trial after a plea bargain to pay damages of around 30 million euros. On Wednesday ASPI's current CEO Arrigo Giana finally apologized for the disaster on the company's behalf in an open letter published in Corriere della Sera. The remains of the Morandi bridge were demolished and another viaduct designed by starchitect Renzo Piano opened in August 2020 took its place. Piano, a Genoa native, created the design for the new bridge for free as a gift to the city. The audacious new structure has been named the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge. It features sail-like structures, to reflect the northwestern port city's rich maritime heritage. (ANSA). Read article...

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  4. Security16 Jul, 13:47

    Italian court sentences ex-highway chief to 12 years’ jail over Genoa bridge disaster

    Italy

    An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago. Giovanni Castellucci was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people in one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters. The courtroom was packed with relatives of those who plunged to their deaths when the Morandi Bridge – part of a key highway...

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