Italy's Bridge to Nowhere: A Trial of Institutional Failure The guilty verdicts handed down in the Genoa bridge collapse trial have once again highlighted Italy's woefully inadequate infrastructure.
But this time around, it's not just about crumbling roads and bridges – it's about the rot at the core of the country's institutions.
A culture of complacency, corruption, and neglect has left Italians paying the ultimate price. The trial of 32 defendants, including Autostrade's former chief executive Giovanni Castellucci, was a long time coming.