Autostrade vows to rebuild bridge; stops short of apology

Archbishop of Genoa, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, blesses the coffin during the state funeral of the victims of the Morandi Bridge collapse, at the Genoa Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Genoa, Italy August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

GENOA (Reuters) - Italian toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia pledged on Saturday to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa this week killing at least 40 people, but its chief executive stopped short of apologising for the disaster.

Autostrade, controlled by infrastructure group Atlantia , manages the section of the A10 motorway linking Genoa to the French border where the 1.1-km-long viaduct gave way in busy lunchtime traffic on Tuesday.