The planning authority is being urged to carry out independent studies to verify the urgency of the proposed construction or upgrading of Għadira Road.

The Għadira Coalition, which comprises 10 organisations, said it had written to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to carry out the necessary studies. The studies should include an environmental impact assessment, a traffic impact assessment and a social impact assessment.

The Għadira Coalition includes Żminijietna, Alternattiva Demo-kratika, the Science Students' Society, Moviment Graffitti, Friends of the Earth, Inizjamed, the Labour Youth Forum, Greenhouse, the General Workers' Union Youths and farmers' representatives.

The government has submitted three applications to replace the existing Għadira Road.

The first option is a new 15-metre-wide road passing the Danish Village (an area that is already disturbed) and over a bridge resting on three pylons connecting the road to the existing green caravan site.

The second option would have the new road developed over an existing one, a few metres inland and then over the bridge to connect the road to the caravan site.

The third option, already submitted in 2004, is a tunnel that would link existing roads to the road of the caravan site.