The Gozo Tourism Association has questioned why construction works are taking place in popular Gozitan tourist resorts over the peak summer period.

Restaurants and other tourist establishments are being negatively affected by works on Xlendi road, according to the association.

It deplored the construction being carried out in "the only parking space available in Marsalforn".

"This ill-timed construction of the parking retaining wall is causing a lot of inconvenience to the numerous self-catering apartments around the area," it said.

The GTA said that although it commended the upgrading and maintenance of Gozo's key tourism zones, such projects should be properly scheduled due to the island's heavy reliance on tourism. The government should be more sensitive to the concerns of Gozo's tourism sector and such works should not start at the beginning or during the summer season, as operators' sustainability was "totally" dependent on the business activity generated during this period.

The association's complaints echo those made last week by other business organisations and by the Labour Party over works being carried out in Marsaxlokk and the same Gozo areas.

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