The widening of a residential road in Żebbuġ last week went against all road policies and Infrastructure Malta should have consulted with the Planning Authority beforehand, environmentalists are insisting.
On Wednesday, IM workers, escorted by the police, descended on Triq il-Fraxxnu to clear part of a fruit garden to widen the road. Residents and the local council said they were unaware of the impending works, with independent councillor Steve Zammit Lupi sitting on a wall in the path of excavators to highlight his opposition.
IM said the works on the 70-metre road “which had never been completely formed to its actual width” did not require a planning permit and it had obtained approval from the Transport Authority.