The Ponte Morandi as rendered in the initial release of the Italia DLC.
On 14 August 2018, the Ponte Morandi connecting east and west Genova collapsed. The in-game rendition of the bridge would remain intact until 4 June 2020, when the completion of the real-life Genoa-Saint George Bridge (the replacement for the Ponte Morandi) was nearing completion. At this time, Operation Genoa Bridge began.
The Ponte Morandi was removed from the game, along with Genova's only eastern access point, and two temporary CDE SRL construction sites were added on each end of the gap. Players participating in the event were given the goal of completing 500,000 deliveries to both of these depots. In addition, participants without the Italia DLC would be granted temporary access to the city for the duration of the event.
The event would conclude 22 June 2020, with the community goal fulfilled and a rendition of the new Genoa-Saint George Bridge being added to the game.
Trivia
Genova is "accessible" with neither Italia or Vive le France DLCs. Teleport with cheat to Torino, exit through the southern road and in the interchange go straight bypassing the dual XXXXXX barriers. Once you get off-limits look at the motorway signs when present and go where it says GENOVA, until you see a large white sign with the city name.
Twin-cities of Genova, which are also featured in SCS Software games:
