The Italian government plans to implement construction controls across the country after the bridge collapse

"It will be an operation focused on maintenance, on an absolutely unprecedented scale and with massive investments in public constructions," Giorgetti said. According to him, the government currently does not have a budget for this initiative, but the cabinet reportedly will not take the budget deficit, GDP, or European regulations into account.

During the bridge collapse in Genoa on Tuesday, 43 people lost their lives, 19 of whom were buried on Saturday during a state funeral. An investigation will determine the responsibility for the bridge's collapse, but the tragedy has caused an immense wave of indignation in Italy, directed against government authorities as well as the highway operator, the company Autostrade per l'Italia. Its representatives at a press conference on Saturday denied any blame for the disaster, but the government has already initiated proceedings to revoke the company's concession.

Italian television RAI reported today that the designer of the Genoa bridge, Riccardo Morandi, warned nearly 40 years ago about the consequences of corrosion in the metal components of the structure and suggested that complex restoration work should begin as soon as possible. Morandi pointed out that corrosion on the bridge is more intense than on similar structures in other locations due to the more aggressive surrounding atmosphere influenced by the nearby steelworks.

The engineer stated in 1979, twelve years after the bridge opened in 1967, that the concrete coating adequately protects the metal skeleton and cables. However, he recommended that they should also be coated with a chemical-resistant material for safety. "Sooner or later, perhaps in a few years, it will be necessary to resort to the treatment of (the bridge)," Morandi wrote in his report, noting that all corroding elements would need to be removed and replaced. Morandi can no longer defend himself against criticism as he passed away in 1989.