Malta has been allocated €39m by the EU for Phase I of the upgrading of the TEN-T road network at the Marsa junction.
The grant is part of funds under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Works are expected to start in 2017 following the works on the Kappara junction.
Transport Minister Joe Mizzi thanked all concerned for their work in securing the funding.
Transport Malta explained that the TEN-T Marsa project aims at removing a critical road traffic bottleneck on the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridor. Malta’s application had demonstrated how the removal of this bottleneck would contribute to EU general policy objectives relating to the internal market, growth, and jobs. It also meets the specific TEN-T policy objectives of promoting efficient and sustainable use of the infrastructure, increasing capacity, and providing improved infrastructure in terms of safety, security, efficiency, climate change, and accessibility.
The application for the funds was made by the government and Transport Malta. (Images - Transport Malta)