Ex-Autostrade CEO Jailed for Genoa Bridge Collapse

An Italian court sentenced Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of Autostrade, to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people.

The court ruled that poor maintenance contributed to one of Italy’s deadliest infrastructure disasters and convicted Castellucci of criminal negligence.

The collapse shocked the nation and sparked a major overhaul of highway concession rules.

The sentence marks a rare instance of a senior corporate executive being held personally accountable for a public infrastructure failure.