A makeshift roundabout at the recently-refurbished Castille Square, in Valletta, is not only dangerous to drivers and commuters but is also shabby and unfitting for such a landmark. Worn-out signs are used to direct traffic and flimsy bollards ‘adorn’ the place. Could a bigger effort not have been made and more creativity employed? It is a most unfitting entrance to the capital, lying right outside the Prime Minister’s office.

Careless practice

No parking signs used during the day in Mountbatten Road, Ħamrun, were not properly stored last week but simply shoved onto the pavement. This limited access to the pavement, forcing those walking across to step onto the road. Shouldn’t these be stored away and taken out again the next morning? Someone could have been seriously injured.

Outdated billboards

Billboards advertising events that have long come and gone are a constant presence in many a road. This issue had been raised in this column some months ago. Yet, the situations persists. A recent example of such a practice were billboards advertising the President’s Fun Run, held on November 15, which were removed only a few days ago.

Broken lights

It has only been a few days since the Castille Square lights in Valletta were installed and, yet, some damage has already been done. Given the prominent place this square occupies, one can only hope that maintenance jobs are thorough and immediate. Let’s see.

No way

The road next to the newly-opened Pama shopping complex on the way to Mosta remains closed. To be correct, half of it is, in the direction to Mosta from Attard. But there is no end in sight. Was the contractor not given a deadline? Or was it an open-ended deadline?

Constant bottleneck

The police force had something like seven chiefs since the late 1980s and, yet, the free-for-all next to the Ħamrun kiosk right under the nose of the police station remains. Motorists stop there for various reason but the end result is always the same: causing a bottleneck and traffic problems. But nobody seems bothered.

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