ROME (Reuters) - Italy is close to reaching an agreement over the future of Autostrade per l'Italia, the tollways unit of infrastructure group Atlantia (MI:ATL), Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
Atlantia, controlled by the powerful Benetton family, agreed in July to pull out of Autostrade following the 2018 collapse of a motorway bridge run by the unit, in which 43 people died.
But progress has been slowed by difficulties in agreeing a valuation for the unit with state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), which is due to take control of Autostrade under the spin-off plan favoured by the government.
Speaking at an event organised by the Fatto Quotidiano newspaper, Conte said discussions were in the "final straight", without giving further details.