GENOA, Italy—Heavy machinery began winching down a huge slab of concrete in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Feb. 8 to clear the way for a new bridge to be built after the old one collapsed six months ago, killing 43 people.
Italy’s populist government has made the reconstruction of the roadway a priority. Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said at a ceremony marking the start of the demolition that the project would be “the image of Italy’s revival.”
