A new policy for Valletta parking will be announced in the coming weeks, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said in Parliament this evening.
He also insisted that the changes made to the CVA system were working and improving access to the capital, with more cars going there, but parking for a shorter time.
Replying to questions by Nationalist MP Toni Bezzina, the minister said the changes made in December, which removed payment for entry into Valletta every working day after 2pm and on Saturdays, had been successful.
Between December and February the number of cars in the city had increased while the time they spent parked had decreased compared to the same period last year.
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Dec 2 2012 – Feb 28 2013 |
Dec 2,2013 -- Feb 24,2014 |
Increase/ decrease |
|
Number of vehicles in CVA zone |
887,792 |
910,941 |
+23,149 |
|
Average parking time (hours) per vehicle |
4.11 |
3.84 |
-0.27 |
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Cars in CVA zone on Saturdays |
98,630 |
100,675 |
+2,045 |
|
Average parking time (hours) per vehicle on Saturdays |
4.64 |
4.51 |
-0.13 |
|
Number of cars in CVA zone after 2pm on working days |
290,034 |
306,030 |
+15,996 |
|
Average number of hours in parking after 2pm on working days |
4.63 |
4.38 |
-0.25 |
The minister said the new policy on parking on Valletta's roads was prepared by Transport Malta on the basis of surveys made on site.