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Works to narrow a service road along the Mellieħa bypass began on Friday morning, less than 24 hours after Transport Malta insisted there was no change of plans. The transport watchdog had told Times of Malta on Thursday afternoon that works on the bypassMellieħa bypass service road narrowed, contradicting Transport Malta's claims
Works to narrow a service road along the Mellieħa bypass began on Friday morning, less than 24 hours after Transport Malta insisted there was no change of plans. The transport watchdog had told Times of Malta on Thursday afternoon that works on the bypass would proceed as originally planned, following speculation that plans were being modified to narrow the service road. Barely two hours after Transport Malta had insisted nothing had changed, it was contradicted by Transport Minister Ian Borg. Dr Borg told parliament on Thursday evening that a decision had been taken to narrow the service road, allowing traffic lanes to be widened. The contradictory statements are the latest in a series of mix-ups concerning the popular bypass. The issue revolves around a controversial decision that came to light last March when it emerged that Triq Louis Wettinger, as the Mellieħa bypass is called, would be narrowed. This was being done to accommodate a road servicing a massive block of 152 apartments, still under construction, by GAP Holdings. Though Transport Minister Ian Borg initially justified the move saying the road would become safer, he later backtracked in view of mounting... Read more