Works on Tigné Point tunnel completed

Works on the Tigné tunnel have been completed, pending Government certification.

The tunnel was built by the Midi plc consortium - one of the obligations in its contract with the Government. Works on the tunnel were considerably delayed because of major engineering work required to preserve the overlying Garden Battery, a 19th century fortification system that was not originally scheduled to be conserved according to the Outline Development Permit.

The tunnel was designed to cater for two-way traffic in an urban, built-up area and was built to the size and specifications stipulated by the Outline Development Permit and the scheme approved by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority and by the Roads Department.