Council of Europe Road in Luqa and Garibaldi Street in Marsa, two crucial roads for infrastructure in Malta, were officially reopened this morning completing a €10.5 million project which lasted around a year.
Photo: Clodagh Farrugia O'Neill, DOI85 per cent of the investment came from European funds, the rest from the central government.
The two roads were unofficially reopened for traffic more than a month ago but the final finishes and landscaping works were still being carried out.
The project forms part of the Ten-T Network which includes works at Xatt l-Għassara tal-Għeneb in Marsa, Triq il-Marfa, Ċirkewwa, Triq l-Imġarr from Xewkija to Victorja, the Penellu Bypass in Mellieħa and the Underpass in Triq Diċembru Tlettax, Marsa.
Photo: Clodagh Farrugia O'Neill, DOIWorks carried out under the €60 million Ten-T Network project, for which the EU is forking 85 per cent of the funds, have to be independently scrutinised and tested and it is only after quality performance results were published that Transport Malta would be able to issue compliance certificates.
If parts of the roads are not certified, the contractors will have to redo the work or have a sum of money deducted from the money they are due.
Giving an overview of the state of works on the other roads in the project, the minister said that the work on Xatt l-Ghassara ta' l-Gheneb was concluded.
Photo: Clodagh Farrugia O'Neill, DOIWork on Triq il-Marfa, Mellieha was slightly behind because of the weather in winter but it was expected to be concluded in September.
Mgarr Road in Victoria was to be reopened on July 4.
Work on the Penellu Bypass was going ahead as scheduled and that on the underpass in Triq Dicembru Tlettax had unfortunately fallen behind because of archaeological finds which were being investigated by the Cultural Heritage Superintendence.