The government is looking at building the long-promised pedestrian bridge over the Mrieħel bypass through a private-public partnership.
Approved by a planning commission last April, the footbridge will consist of two steel structures on either side of the road rising from a concrete base of about 10 square metres.
A spokesman for the Transport Ministry said the government “will be keeping its promise to build a pedestrian bridge across the Mrieħel bypass where residents still live in isolation due to lack of road safety”.
According to the planning report the structure will be made of anti-reflective steel and will feature metal perforated architectural screening.
On January 30, the Contracts Department published a call for a pre-qualification questionnaire. This consists of a study assessing the suitability of a contractor or tenderer and includes environmental, health and safety and quality considerations.
The deadline for submissions is April 7, so “timelines will actually depend on the number and type of tenders submitted,” the spokesman added.