CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026

Italian Court Convicts 32 in Morandi Bridge Collapse Case

Bridge collapse in Morandi

Former Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci receives 12 years as judges assign responsibility across inspection, design and public oversight.

August 25, 2026
Bryan Gottlieb - Engineering News-Record

Former Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci was sentenced to 12 years in prison July 16 after an Italian court handed down the first criminal verdicts stemming from the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa that killed 43 people.

Mr. Gottlieb may be contacted at gottliebb@enr.com


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