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At first glance, it’s a puzzle that borders on the absurd. Italy is a modern and fairly wealthy country. And its massive island of Sicily is home to nearly five million people with the country’s 5th largest metropolitan area: Palermo. The body of water separating them, the Strait of Messina, is just 3 kilometers wide. You can see the other side really easily. But there is no bridge here. Instead, the country relies on an elaborate system of ferries to shuttle people back and forth hundreds of times every day. So why can’t Italy build a bridge to its most important island?
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