MILAN (Reuters) – A study commissioned by the franchise company of the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa revealed stability issues last year, reported Friday the Italian newspaper La Stampa and La Repubblica. 19659002] The audit, conducted in November 2017 by experts from the Polytechnic School of Milan at the request of Autostrade by l & # 39; Italia, highlighted the condition of the guy's cables, which showed that the cables from the bridge that collapsed last Tuesday responded to the vibrations "in a way that does not fully correspond to the expected results and requires in-depth research", the two newspapers say.
In their confidential report experts believe that it is possible that corrosion phenomena are played out. But one of the peculiarities of the Morandi bridge is that the cables are cast in concrete, it is difficult to evaluate their condition.
No reaction could be obtained directly from the group Atlantia, the house -mère d & # 39; Autostrade by l & # 39; Italia, concessionaire of the book
The Morandi bridge, inaugurated in 1967, soon caused problems and some of its accommodation cables were consolidated in the 1990s, experts say since Tuesday's catastrophe that killed at least 38 people.
According to La Repubblica and La Stampa, Autostrade launched by l & # 39; Italia last May a tender of 20 million euros to consolidate the stays that had not benefited from the fortification work of the 1990s.
(Valentina Za, Henri-Pierre André for French service)
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