The Gozo Tourism Association has stated that it “cannot understand why the only southbound road in Ghadira, connecting Cirkewwa with the rest of the mainland is being constructed with one traffic lane.”

The Association called on all the authorities involved to “seriously consider the traffic implications this single lane road will cause.”

The GTA insisted that “these authorities need to take into account, not only the commuting needs of all the Gozitans especially the employees, but also to bear in mind the timely transfers of the foreign tourists to the Malta International Airport.”

In a statement on Friday, the Association stressed that Gozo as a touristic island destination “depends on constant, reliable and unhindered connectivity, in order to sustain this important pillar for its economy.”

It went on to point out that connectivity to the port of Cirkewwa is already being hampered with another northbound, one traffic lane road, “creating traffic chaos in order to access the ferry terminal each time Gozo experiences a busy weekend.”

The Gozo Tourism Association questioned “why the same mistake is being repeated on the new Ghadira road? Does this mean that planners did not learn from the aforementioned mistake?”

The Gozo Tourism Association concluded by saying that it “hopes that common sense will prevail at the end, and this connectivity infrastructure is developed in a way to improve connectivity to and from Gozo rather than creating another constraint.”

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