ROME (Reuters) - Autostrade per l'Italia will decide on Thursday whether to appeal against a government decree that excludes the operator of the collapsed Genoa bridge from works to rebuild it, a source familiar with the matter said.
Confirming press reports, the source said the board of the company, a unit of infrastructure group Atlantia (MI:ATL), would vote over the decision to appeal at a meeting on Thursday. The appeal would not seek to halt repair works, the source added.
As operator of the highway section where a concrete bridge collapsed on Aug. 14 killing 43 people, Autostrade per l'Italia must finance its reconstruction but the Italian government wants to exclude the company from works to rebuild it.
