Original sentence: Many Sicilians still don't have access to tap water, and droughts have devastating effects on the island.Many critics claim that the bridge is impractical, and, with a typical Italian expression, a cathedral in the desert.Provided the docks were rebuilt in a more convenient place, ferries would be more economical and practical.The Mafia has historically profited from large building projects in Italy, and many suspect that the bridge would turn into a cash cow for illegal interests.The Mafia is assumed to have high interests in this building site as a subcontractor.There are concerns that politicians are not competent enough to forge a consensus on decsions about such a large investment.There is a long history of Italian politicians failing to deliver on promises made about the bridge
Edited sentence: It is expected by many that there is no political competence, nor consensus, to decide on such a large investment.It seems pointless to invest billions of euros in a top-notch piece of engineering when many Sicilians still don't have access to tap water, and draughts have devastating effects on the island.Italian politicians have a tradition not to deliver, and nowhere the tradition is longer than on the Strait bridge.Mafia has historically profited from large building projects in Italy, and many suspect that the Strait bridge would turn into a cash cow for illegal interests.Mafia is assumed to have high interests in this building site as a subcontractor.Many have criticised the idea of the Strait bridge as useless, impractical, and, with a typical Italian expression, a cathedral in the desert.Provided the docks are rebuilt in a more convenient place, ferries are more economical and practical.The bridge would go from nowhere to nowhere