Paul Cassar, Former mayor, Victoria
A bypass for Victoria
The previous and present Nationalist administrations should be commended for regaling Malta with a good number of roads built to European standards. On the other hand, I feel they should be criticised for their failure to build a bypass at Victoria.
This essential project was the brainchild of our first Gozo Ministry. In fact it also commissioned a technical study on its feasibility.
Although this was over two decades ago, the bypass is still awaiting the green light, despite pleas by the local council and the public.
The government recently announced that it planned to build a new road from Għadira to Ċirkewwa to replace the present one in order to protect the sandy beach from further erosion.
But what is being done to relieve the people of Victoria from the toxic fumes that are daily polluting our environment and 'eroding' our health? Absolutely nothing.
A bypass would help overcome this problem, which is why it should be taken in hand without further delay.
Though so near to Malta, Gozo lags far behind when it comes to infrastructure.
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lgalea
Dec 7th 2008, 17:43
A. Sciberras
Mostly financed through the eu means that the eu by giving us back some of the money that we are giving it, presently, Government contribution apart from other taxes which we send to it, we pay the eu 140,000 euros DAILY.
This has been increased UNILATERALLY by the eu to 153,000 euros DAILY as from 1 January 2009.
TRW O'Neill
Dec 7th 2008, 14:20
Mr Cassar, can you name one road in Malta, that is designed or built to European standards,? I very much think not, even when they are built so slowly.
A. Sciberras
Dec 7th 2008, 11:46
Really Mayor? European standard? How hamy times have you driven on european roads.
And while we're at it. Ten T project, financed mostly by EU to provide a network across all of europe. Why is it then that these roads are being designed in single lanes. Where are our MEPs