Roadworks by Qormi’s Pavi supermarket and nearby areas had reduced traffic delays there by a third, Transport Minister Ian Borg said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference, Dr Borg gave an overview of the works, which included the reworking of two roundabouts on either end of Triq Manwel Dimech in Qormi, widening of roads approaching and leaving the area, and the addition of new lanes to facilitate traffic flow.

Works had also been done in the areas nearby, including the rebuilding of the roundabout near the St Vincent de Paul nursing home in Marsa.

Transport Malta figures show that around 2,300 cars and 316 heavy vehicles use the junction near the Qormi supermarket every hour, putting it in the authority’s ‘busy’ category.

Works at Luqa junction

Dr Borg also announced that similar works had just got underway at another roundabout junction in Luqa, next to Express Trailers. The works, which will see the whole roundabout on Triq Hal Luqa redesigned, were also expected to further ease congestion in the area, by facilitating greater flow of vehicles.

The minister used the opportunity to announce that the works on the Marsa junction were expected to soon enter their second phase – this will see works at ground level begin on the busy street.

Its first phase involved demolition works to create space for the various infrastructural upgrades involved as part of the project.

The entire Marsa junction project includes the building of a three-lane junction, the shifting of existing carriageways, demolition of factories, the creation of a park-and-ride facility and landscaping of various sections of the 25,000 square metre area impacted.

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