ROME, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ambitious Italian plans to build a tunnel to connect the southern island region of Sicily to the Italian mainland began to take shape Tuesday, with a 5-billion-euro (5.9-billion-U.S.-dollar) project to be paid for out of Italy's portion of the European Union Recovery Fund.
Government officials on Tuesday unveiled the first few details about the project, which, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport said will take at least five years to develop. The initiative is based on a 2017 plan developed by engineer Giovanni Sacca.
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