Italy asks Benettons for proposal by weekend to save motorway contract

Italy has asked Benetton-backed Atlantiato ready a proposal by the weekend to save a lucrative contract to operate many of the country's motorways and end a two-year long dispute.Rome has been threatening to revoke the toll road licence held by Atlantia's Autostrade per l'Italia subsidiary since a bridge it operated in the port city of Genoa collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people.On Wednesday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he wanted a solution by the end of this week, at the latest.