An application by Transport Malta to construct marina offices and commercial outlets in Gżira’s seafront garden has prompted environmental NGOs to object to another bite into a “vital” recreational area.
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar slammed the building of such a structure in a century-old public garden for “violating every norm of town planning”.
It said the proposal breaches the North Harbour Local Plan, “which recognises recreational facilities are an essential part of community development and safeguards land for this use”.
A plan of the area that will be ‘lost’.
FAA also expressed fear that the permit is just a “facade” to build a restaurant in a prime site, Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa, citing similar examples including three in the Pietà area alone.
Scrap massive flyover plans for Msida creek, NGOs tell government
A coalition of 10 green groups and several academics propose an alternative that prioritises public transport and open space instead of planned massive flyovers for Msida’s main square
7 January 2021, 12:14pm
by James Debono
The Msida Creek project proposed by Infrastructure Malta will see the construction of two massive flyovers to remove the traffic lights junction. A coalition of NGOs wants the plans scrapped to prioritise open space and pedestrians instead.
Several groups want plans to build two flyovers across Msida’s main square to be scrapped, proposing instead a public transport interchange with a bigger public open space.