Mdina, Mosta paving

The decision to pave the streets of Mdina and the pavements of Mosta Square with those white paving stones was sheer madness and another classic example of how public money is being squandered.

I invite readers to stroll around certain streets of Mdina - those usually used by tourists and Maltese alike - and particularly Mosta Square and see for themselves. In just a few months (Mdina) and just a few weeks (Mosta Square) these streets and pavements are already spoilt with car engine oil (Mdina) and black patches of chewing gum (Mosta Square). Besides this, quite a number of the paving stones are already turning greyish due to the thousands of tourists and locals who pass through Mdina and Mosta Square. Just imagine what they will look like in a couple of years time.

Once there was no plan to stop cars and tourists from entering Mdina and people from walking on the pavements of Mosta Square, black paving stones should have been used, such as the lava paving stones used in Republic Street, Valletta or those used in St Paul's Street, in Rabat. At least the black patches of chewing gum and car engine oil would not have been so conspicuous and such an eyesore.