Works planned on 448 roads in 47 localities

Works on 448 roads in 47 localities are to be carried out in the next 12 months at a cost of €13.5 million.

Parliamentary Secretary Chris Said said the works will involve the government, local councils and the private sector.

Speaking during a visit to Mqabba, where 29 roads have been included in the plans, Dr Said said works on 202 roads in 26 localities will be carried out in partnership between the government, the councils and the private sector. The works were estimated to cost €7 million, a substantial amount of which will be forked out by the government.

61 roads in three localities would be built by the councils and paid for by the government in a pilot project at Mqabba, Swieqi and Kirkop.

A further 185 roads in 33 localities would be built by the councils and paid for from a government allocation to the councils. Dr Said said that the government would this year be allocating funds to each council, amounting to €5.2 million, to be spent for this purpose. This was equivalent to 17 per cent of the direct financial allocations councils received this year.

The list of roads where works are to be carried out can be seen in the pdf link below.