Cobble stones rejected

About 1,800 square metres of cobble stones ordered for the paving of Mdina were rejected by the Works Division as they were found to be of inferior quality, a spokesman for the Resources and Infrastructure Ministry told The Times.

The project should be concluded by February, the spokesman added, after the project was delayed by the fact that archaeological remains were found while the work was in progress and also because about 17 per cent of the cobble stones, supplied by an Italian company, were rejected by the ministry.

The rejected cobblestones will not be paid for, the spokesman said.