Lm12m project to restore bastions, fortifications

The government is planning to invest over Lm12 million (€30 million) in the restoration of bastions and fortifications and other heritage buildings with the help of structural funds from the European Union, Resources and Infrastructure Minister Ninu...

The government is planning to invest over Lm12 million (€30 million) in the restoration of bastions and fortifications and other heritage buildings with the help of structural funds from the European Union, Resources and Infrastructure Minister Ninu Zammit said.

He was speaking during a visit to the bastions at the entrance to Vittoriosa where the final phase of restoration is in progress.

The bastions, which date back to 1530, were damaged in the Great Siege but were repaired and extended by the Knights.

Mr Zammit said the bastions had sustained structural damage during World War II and also due to neglect and lack of maintenance over the last century. Works will include the rehabilitation of a ditch, to transform it into a place for recreation, and the walkway linking Cospicua Wharf to Vittoriosa and Kalkara.

Mr Zammit said such restoration work is not only confined to Cottonera but includes Mdina, Valletta and the Cittadella, in Gozo.

A call for tenders is to be issued soon for more restoration works, he said.

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