Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland with Sicily.

Thousands of people marched on Saturday in the Sicilian city of Messina to protest against the construction of the world’s largest suspension bridge, which would link the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.

Italy has approved a $15.5bn suspension bridge which will connect the mainland to the island of Sicily. Italy has given final approval to a long-delayed plan to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the mainland to Sicily in a project worth €13.5bn ($15.5bn).