Valletta residents present own traffic proposals
Residents who live near Hastings and in Pope Pius V Street, Valletta this afternoon held a symbolic protest against the traffic arrangements being made and presented their own proposals.
The residents, together with lawyer Emanuel Mallia, will be presenting a statement to the local council who they said had ignored them and did not consult them.
"We are going to be locked into our homes like prisoners," they argued.
Their main concern is that the route to their homes would be long and winding having to go through very narrow roads, creating a major inconvenience. This was especially so if the services of an ambulance was required.
Dr Mallia, who is also a resident in the area, said that people who lived in Valletta were already at a disadvantage to when they needed works to be carried out in their homes.
Many of the residents affected were elderly and would probably risk their life if they ever needed to go to hospital in an emergency.
The residents proposed that traffic should enter Valletta from next to Castille moving on to South Street, then through St Mark's Street and up from Old Bakery Street. This, they said, would abolish the whole problem.
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Mr Carmel Garcia
Apr 30th 2011, 05:37
I fully agree with the Valletta residents who live near Hastings Gardens. Traffic should pass from Castle square to South Street and up Old Bakery Street. That wil solve the problem. What about ambulances, fire engines, scamels, trucks carrying different items etc etc. What a dialogue is?
George Lewis
Apr 29th 2011, 18:34
Valletta residents can complain against government.It will surely fall on deaf ears as has happened in the whole project.Government who is supposed to represent the people does not give a hoot as to what the people say.Was the Tritons' fountain in the project?I hope government does not decide to move the War monument too saying it is for the good of one and all.The people have no say right now but will and should have a say in two year's time
Mr G Mangion
Apr 29th 2011, 18:14
I fully agre with Valletta residents and whoever is responansabile should revise this situation:
May I ask ,if I may is there going to be some kind of free transport from where a Bus i.e coming from Hamrun to the Valletta [ venda ] : To at least Castille ?? Elderly People and others that find it hard to walk
the way as proposed, Kindly reply if you can.
G.Mangion
Mr Alfred Vassallo
Apr 29th 2011, 16:34
I'm afraid i cannot make sense of St. Mark street here. Castille Place, South street and up Old Bakery Street, makes perfect sense, but why, and through where does one go down to St. Mark Street?