Autostrade says met concessionary terms over collapsed motorway

Firefighters and rescue workers stand next to a part of the motorway, at the collapsed Morandi Bridge site in the port city of Genoa, Italy. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Autostrade per l'Italia, operator of the motorway where a bridge collapse killed 39 people, said it was confident it could prove it met contractual obligations for the concession.

Italy's government has started proceedings to strip Autostrade, which is part of the Milan-listed Atlantia group , of the concession, calling for its top managers to resign and saying it will seek to impose heavy fines.