Transport Malta has carried out a detailed assessment of the damages incurred on the road network due to the weather in the past 36 hours and commenced repair works.
The assessment, to plan out the remedial works which need to be carried out a to make the roads safe for users, was done by TM road architects.
Works commenced late last night in hard hit areas and include the reinstatement of a number of retaining walls, service culverts, fragmented asphalt and broken pavements.
Works have already been carried out at Valletta and Mosta roads in Lija, and at Aldo Moro and Labour roads in Marsa.
Works will be carried out in the following areas over the next couple of days, weather permitting:
Village |
Road Name |
Area |
Type of Damage |
Repair Works Required |
Hal Lija |
Valletta Rd. / Mosta Rd. |
Lija Cemetry to Kinds |
Pot Holes / Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Hal Lija |
Valletta Rd. / Mosta Rd. |
Ifo Dino's Motors |
Broken Slabs |
Replace |
Rabat |
Triq Għeriexem |
/ |
Pot Holes |
Patching |
Naxxar (Bahar ic-Caghaq) |
Coast Road |
Near Splash n Fun |
Pot Holes |
Patching |
Naxxar (Bahar ic-Caghaq) |
Coast Road |
Going to Salina |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Mosta |
Valletta Rd. |
|
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Mtahleb |
|
Near San Blas |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Rabat |
Triq in-Nigret |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Rabat |
Vjal il-Haddiem |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Rabat |
Vjal il-Haddiem |
/ |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Mellieha |
Triq il-Marfa / Triq il-Qammieh |
Near Sea Bank Hotel |
Debris in road from construction site |
Cleaning |
Manikata |
Triq il-Manikata |
On the way to Golden Sands (near Chapel) |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Mellieha |
Triq Ta' Msid |
Diversion route from Riviera hotel to Ghadira Bay |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching with cold asphalt |
San Gwann |
Triq l-Ibragg |
Near Forum Hotel |
Debris in road from private construction site |
Cleaning |
Mosta / Rabat |
Triq il-Misjunarju Maltin |
/ |
Blocked gratings |
Cleaning |
Mgarr |
Xifer il-Kies |
Going to St. Andrea School |
Blocked gratings |
Cleaning |
Mosta / Rabat |
Triq l-Imdina (Notabile) |
Near Petrol Station |
Blocked gratings |
Cleaning |
Rabat |
|
Tal-Mensija (Near Military Cemetry) |
Blocked gratings |
Cleaning |
Rabat |
Mtarfa Bypass |
/ |
Blocked gratings |
Cleaning |
Mgarr |
Triq iż-Żebbiegħ |
Ghajn Tuffieha |
Potholes |
Patching |
Bahrija |
|
Il-Fiddien |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Mellieha |
|
Near Popeye Village |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Mellieha |
|
Near Police Station |
Debris in road |
Cleaning |
Għajn Tuffieħa |
Għajn Tuffieħa Bypass |
Nizla ta' Ghajn Tuffieħa |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Għajn Tuffieħa |
|
Għajn Tuffieħa going to San Pawl il-Bahar |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Ħ' Attard |
|
Rabat going to Ħ' Attard |
Damaged Rubble Walls |
Repair / Reconstruct |
Xemxija |
|
Xemxija |
Damaged Rubble Walls |
Repair / Reconstruct |
Iklin |
|
Telgħa ta' l-Iklin |
Potholes |
Patching |
Rabat |
Triq l-Infetti |
|
Road Collapse |
Reconstruction |
Bahrija |
|
Fomm ir-Riħ |
Collapsed retaining wall |
Reconstruction |
Marsa |
Aldo Moro |
/ |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Marsa |
Labour Road |
/ |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Marsa |
Marsa Bypass |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Kalkara |
Triq San Edwardu |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Kalkara |
Triq Gubilew Tal-Fidda |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Kalkara |
Santa Liberata |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Zabbar |
Bieb il-Sultan |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Kalkara |
Triq il-Missjoni Taljana |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Bormla |
Triq Santa Margerita |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Bormla |
Triq Santa Margerita |
|
Debris in Road |
Cleaning |
Tarxien |
Triq San Anard |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Birgu |
Triq San Dwardu |
|
Blocked culvert |
Cleaning |
Birgu |
Triq San Dwardu |
|
Damaged Footpath |
Repair works - Concreting |
Marsa |
Mdina Road |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Marsa |
Triq l-Għammieri |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Marsa |
Triq l-Għammieri |
|
Damaged Rubble Walls |
Repair / Reconstruct |
Qormi |
Triq il-Mitħna |
Near Joinwell |
Potholes / Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Zebbug |
Triq H' Attard |
/ |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Qormi |
Triq l-Iljun |
Near Marsa Park n Ride |
Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Qormi |
Triq l-Iljun |
Near Marsa Park n Ride |
Manhole covers |
Fix covers in place |
Mqabba |
Valletta Road |
Near Andrews |
Potholes |
Patching |
Luqa |
Valletta Road |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Mqabba |
Triq il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Gudja |
Triq Hal Far |
|
Collapsed retaining wall |
Cleaning / Reconstruct |
Qormi |
Mdina Road |
|
Potholes |
Patching |
Pieta |
Triq Marina |
Near Pelican Crossing and near Avis |
Potholes / Damaged Asphalt |
Patching |
Msida |
Valley Road |
In front of Omni Sat |
Potholes |
Patching |
Msida |
Valley Road |
ifo Cross Valley Bathrooms |
Damaged grating |
Repair |
Msida |
|
University roundabout to Labour Party Club |
Potholes |
Patching |
WORKS IN GOZO
In a separate statement, the Gozo Ministry said that many damages were ported as a result of the weather.
These were started to be repaired as soon as it was possible by workers from the Projects and Tourism directorates within the ministry.