The Italian toll-road operator will use funds it's set aside for a disaster recovery mounting to around €500 million. The funds will also help bereaved families and people who had to leave their homes close to the bridge

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Hours after a section of one of the main roads linking France to Italy collapsed, at least 39 people have been confirmed dead as of Wednesday afternoon.

Bridge lay at heart of Italian transport network

Every day, nearly 5 million motorists pass through 3.020 km of Italy's motorway network. One of the key roads in this network is the A10, which crossed through Genoa via the Morandi Bridge. Yesterday, a section of the bridge collapsed leaving at least 35 people dead with 15 more seriously injured.

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In 2016 after decades of repairs, an engineering professor told an industry magazine that the Morandi bridge was nearing the end of its useful life. Two years later, it collapsed.