New slip roads and lanes open in the Marsa-Ħamrun Bypass

New slip roads and lanes leading to the Marsa-Ħamrun bypass were inaugurated on Wednesday by Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg.

The new connections include a slip road from Canon Road to the southbound carriageway of the bypass and lanes in the off-slip from the same carriageway towards Qormi Road in the direction of Ħamrun or Qormi. In order to join these two connections, a fourth southbound lane will also be opened along this Bypass. The project also includes the rebuilding of the flyover wing walls and parts of the wall of the Santa Venera tunnels exit ramp.

This ramp and two of the flyover wing walls have been built and lanes closed due to these works have been opened. In the coming weeks, Infrastructure Malta will build the remaining flyover wing walls and will modify and resurface the roundabout underneath.

This main artery is expected to get a completely new look thanks to another project where Infrastructure Malta is transforming the 350-metre wall built as part of the 2018 project into the longest vertical garden in Malta, with thousands of indigenous plants to be watered by an automated system.

These roads form part of a €2.25 million project that builds on another €5 million investment on this connection 2018.

The Marsa-Ħamrun Bypass is part of the TEN-T network and this project will further improve the efficiency of this artery as well as connections between Birkirkara, Santa Venera, Qormi, Ħamrun and Marsa.