A bus shelter in St Paul’s Bay, which services routes 45 and 48, is literally falling apart. Commuters who have reported the issue to the authorities claim inspectors visiting the area fail to stop people from walking beneath the shelter despite the clear and present danger, especially on windy days, as has been the case recently. Who will carry the can if something untoward were to happen?
Lack of respect
Love thy neighbour, we have always been taught. Residents of Birkirkara found that lacking last Tuesday when they were rocked out of their beds by the ringing of church bells on the occasion of the feast of the Holy Cross. This started at 4am and continued uninterruptedly until 6. One expects the Church to practise what it preaches.
Mind your step
A pavement in Vajringa Street Victoria, which also happens to be the only one on the very busy road, is in shambles and is crying out for some repairs that last, also because a primary school is located just a few metres away. Residents say it is occasionally repaired by the local council, only to return to a pitiful state within a few weeks. One wonders what sort of repairs are in fact carried out.
The pavement is very dangerous for elderly people, young schoolchildren and, indeed, all pedestrians using it because they are forced to step down onto the busy road to avoid the mess. Can somebody please order a thorough repair job that lasts?
New archway
It seems the Santa Venera arch project is finally completed. The initiative had its fair share of controversy, which even ended up in court because the Santa Venera and Birkirkara local councils could not agree on the name of the replica. But all’s well that ends well. The only sour note, however, is probably the fact that the structure looks too new. Could not some sort of ‘soiling’ be applied to give it a historical touch as the sepia is used in images?
Signs needed
Drivers going through the Birkirkara bypass in the past days have been forced to practically come to a standstill in various parts or risk damaging their cars as different areas being resurfaced are left exposed. This makes the road uneven and, at some spots, drivers must manoeuvre to one side to avoid damaging their vehicle.
While one can understand that parts of the road become inaccessible when works are in progress, there should at least be signs in place to warn drivers of this. And such signs should be placed at considerable distance from where work is being done and not just a few metres away.
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