Getting to Sliema by car is a 'nightmare'

Lawrence Fenech

Apr 5th 2010, 09:52

Enjoy.

J.Borg

Apr 4th 2010, 14:39

Why not extend the promenade over the sea and add 1 or 2 extra lanes to the main road ? Thats the only place I see a lot of traffic.

Joe Morana

Apr 4th 2010, 14:00

Re. The precarious Sliema traffic poblems:
" This is not an easy problem to come up with a short-term solution, as there is currently no alternative routing for the heavy traffic (incl. Bus routes) passing through Rue D’Argens, Mrabat Road, Ruddolf Street. Moreover, You are correct in your assertion that traffic will definitely increase as a result of the developments taking place in Tigne’ but government policy has already been taken and planning approvals have already been given in this respect. "

"In the long term (sometime in the future), the upgrade of the Kappara junction (EU funds have been allocated) coupled with the construction of the Manoel Island link road (no funds allocated as yet) and widening of the Strand (no funds allocated as yet) would result in significant diversion of traffic from residential roads such as Rue D’Argens and Reggie Miller Street onto a fast, high capacity link between Regional Road and Tigne’. Parking control (using payment) and public transport promotion (bus priority / better bus services) could also reduce traffic levels but these measures would need political commitment."
ADT (now TM) June 2007.

Peter Bonnici

Apr 4th 2010, 11:40

Park in Gzira and leg it, or stay away unless really necessary. But No! where else could we parade our flashy cars if not on the Sliema front and The Ferries?

A Fenech

Apr 4th 2010, 11:05

Townsquare will turn Qui Si Sana/Tigne into a dark sunless place and add more problems to those being created by Midi and Fort Cambridge. The buildings as proposed will even affect the bit of beach that remains, it will not get any sun at all. You will not want to drive past let alone go sit/swim there.Even in Summ it's cold in the shade.

To add insult to injury,Fort Cambridge is now asking to extend up by another floor.Lest any forget, a long battle was fought and compomises were agreed as to building heights when the project went before MEPA. Now by stealth,the developers,so I hear, have put forward new proposals to add more floors. I need not remind the Prime MInister of the promises made to the residents some time ageo re building heights. We hope that we will not be going down the same road as the Midi project where they started off with a small development and then step by step asked and obtained the ugly monstrosity that it is today.We demand and require that promises given before the election will not be forgotten but enforced.

Steve Sant

Apr 4th 2010, 10:59

By bus takes 1 hour 30 minutes from Msida to Sliema, by car takes you at least 45 minutes. Nightmare is an understatement !