Part of Regional Road will be closed for traffic this weekend to let off fireworks for the Msida feast, a measure that is once again expected to spark massive traffic jams.

The arterial road linking the St Venera bypass to the Tal-Qroqq tunnels will be closed while traffic through the only alternate route via Msida centre will be also restricted due to the feast of St Joseph.

The measure could not be more ill-timed since thousands are expected to attend mass events around the area, including the Malta Jazz Festival and the Marsovin Wine Festival in Valletta.

Contacted by Times of Malta, the Msida police station confirmed that a permit had been issued to close off part of Regional Road for the fireworks to be let off from Swatar in a display organised by the Msida Pyrotechnic Society.

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