Smart City Malta, in conjunction with its contractors 3Bees JV and Xgħajra council, has undertaken the responsibility for the excavation works at the Sports and Recreational Centre in Xgħajra, covering an area of around 2,600 square metres.

This new facility will be open to the public as an open area/family playground.

The centre will include a large belvedere, a multi-purpose hall including sanitary facilities and changing rooms, a playing field, a pitch that can be utilised as a basketball pitch, together with a cycle track, a picnic area and landscaping.

All areas will include ramps to facilitate accessibility. Underground reservoirs will also be built to store rainwater, which will be used to irrigate the landscaped areas.

The project is located mainly between two roads – Triq l-Awrat, a residential road, and Triq il-Fortizza tal-Grazzja, one of the main roads leading to Xgħajra promenade.