95 projects worth €42 million by the Works and Infrastructure Department

The Works and Infrastructure Department is working on several different levels on 95 different projects across Malta and Gozo, with a total investment of €42 million, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg said yesterday.

He was speaking during a visit to an ongoing project in Qormi that is being carried out in collaboration between the department and the local council.

The project includes the cleaning of the site, the necessary excavation to include lighting, pavements, installation of drains for rainwater and pipes for lighting, the building of a concrete sub-base, the refurbishment of the existing wall, the building of ramps and a railing, the installation of lights and necessary signs, asphalting, as well as the installation of benches.

The local council will be investing in equipment for an outdoor gym that is to be open to the public in the same location.

Mayor Jesmond Aquilina said that this investment by the ministry, consisting of embellishment projects costing about €40,000, will be transforming an area which has long been abandoned into an organised parking area and an open space which can be enjoyed by the residents of the locality.

The minister said that the government is committed to investing in the country’s communities, and emphasised that although it is important to look at multimillion euro projects such as that of the Marsa Junction, it is equally important to look at smaller investments, which are also making a great impact on communities and on the quality of life of residents.

Borg also mentioned the electoral pledge towards the €700 million project which will lead to the setting up of an Infrastructure Agency, which will be taking off the shoulders of local councils the responsibility of roads without reducing any of their annual allocated funds.

The minister said that thanks to this initiative, councils will be able to invest in other projects in their communities.