Updated - adds video - Migration to the new parliament building may finally take place in the coming weeks, possibly after the Easter recess, as works progress according to a schedule set last January.
Work on the plenary chamber is practically finished and the redesigned desks, which had to be reduced in size at the 11th hour due to lack of space, have now been installed, as have the MPs’ chairs.
Works on the other block, which includes the Speaker’s office, the committee rooms and MPs’ offices, are also nearing completion and parts of the building are ready to be handed over to the government.
Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation chairman Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi yesterday confirmed that testing and commissioning of the building had started in line with the deadlines established by the contractors at the beginning of the year.
“If the momentum gained in the last couple of months is maintained, the possibility of migrating to the new building in the coming weeks might be seriously considered,” Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi said when contacted.