Anyone driving in Malta will notice damaged manhole and drain grate fittings and their surrounds as well as the numerous potholes.
Roads and ancillary fittings are designed to take vehicles up to a certain weight.
It will come as no surprise to any motorist to see numerous lorries, mostly in the construction industry, which are evidently overweight.
These vehicles are the major cause of road damage.
The solution is simple: portable weighbridges.
These can be situated in strategic locations such as outside quarries and all suspected vehicles weighed. Culprits would be hit with heavy fines to help with road repairs.