Work has been completed on the construction project of a new lane for vehicles aimed at facilitating and better organising traffic around the Cirkewwa Terminal.

Infrastructure Malta explained that this project involved the construction of a continuous lane dedicated to vehicles heading towards Gozo, starting from the Armier roundabout and extending to the Cirkewwa Terminal.

It said that ”with this €7 million investment, the journey for individuals travelling to Gozo is being facilitated without restricting access to areas around the terminal for workers, public transport, and non-Gozo-bound traffic.”

IM said that the traffic congestion for the last 13 years created great challenges for others such as public transport and emergency vehicles who needed to access Cirkewwa.

This project was made to also address the record number vehicles that are being registered to and from Gozo, IM said.

It added that the work was carried out on a stretch of two and a half kilometres, with the iron structures that separated the two lanes changed and replaced by concrete structures that are certified to offer the best possible security.

IM said that the change of these structures, which it introduced for the first time in 2019, made it possible to win more space. A new lighting system was installed as well as increased security measures.

It added that ”cyclists were also given importance, with the widening in certain areas of the existing bicycle lane.”

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