The new Parliament should be welcoming MPs following the summer holidays as the contractors are expected to “honour their obligations” and finish the project within the stipulated time, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said.

The government faced a number of challenges linked to the project, he said, finding it neither on budget nor on target. “This government encountered serious problems with space. It had to financially separate certain aspects of the project, such as the ditch and the entrance to Valletta.”

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