MLP sees bridge as monument to inefficiency

The Labour Party has described Manwel Dimech bridge as a monument to Nationalist government incompetence.

The bridge was fully reopened for traffic on Monday afternoon. The project was €2.3 million over budget and 15 months late, the party pointed out.

It noted that Austin Gatt, now the minister responsible for the roads, had asked the Transport Authority for a detailed report on what had caused the problems in this project. This, the MLP said, did not reflect seriousness since the ADT itself had been directly responsible for the confusion which characterised the project.

It said that any report should also investigate whether there was a breach of ethics through the involvement in this project of the partnership DTR whose owner, architect Robert Sant, was a partner with former roads minister Jesmond Mugliett in another company, Sant & Mugliett.

Comments

Joe Martinelli (3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Adrian, please don't talk about the MLP's contribution to the infrastructure during their short-lived government. The poor souls 'never had enough time to do what they had planned' - was their excuse. The delays and overbudget problems with the Bugibba project were just a figment of your imagination.
You should really be talking about their contribution to the infrastructure during their 1971-1987 reign. The new Airport, new telephone system, new power station, new water mains, new reverse osmosis plants, Mater Dei, etc.
Oops! my mistake - were those infrastructure projects not started after 1987?
The MLP must certainly be cleaning up. Their weekly beefs seem to be recycled material from their waste paper baskets.

Adrian Cardona (3 weeks, 2 days ago)

whine whine whine....that's all you do!
What about Labour's major contribution to Malta's infrastructure during their short-lived government...namely the Bugibba seafront?!

Joseph Grech-Attard (3 weeks, 3 days ago)

I advise the MLP to stop talking about such irregularities. It is of no use. Mater Dei Hospital, Manuel Dimech Bridge, St. Paul's Bay Bypass, and many other projects have gone over budget and overdue. So what? This has now been accepted by the majority of the people because gonziPN, before March 8th, called such things mud-slinging, allegations, etc, etc. If the MLP wants to prove its point it needs to ask the police to investigate and then wait for the results, even if to eternity. That is what we have now been told to do. So, please, NLP, obey gonziPN and do it.

Anthony Tabone (3 weeks, 3 days ago)

And with all the inefficiency the Nationalists are still governing.............and doing very well. And what about the MLP with all their efficiency? What about their party? In complete shambles for these last twenty odd years...........