Mepa first notified Marsa local council of a Transport Malta (then Public Transport Authority) application for the construction of a tunnel for traffic between December 13 Road and the Menqa at Marsa in March 2008.
A second notification to the council had been made in October 2009, but the council had never responded to either notification.
The information was given by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in reply to a parliamentary question by Stefan Buontempo (PL).