The Minister for Gozo, Dr Anton Refalo, recently paid a visit to the project at the Zewwieqa Waterfront and was shown around the premises and operations by personnel of Mgarr Marina.

The upgrade of the Waterfront and Mgarr Marina started in water works that include pontoon replacement and refurbishment, new chain systems, new electronic prepaid water and electricity modules installation and other various upgrades, that were directly financed privately through Harbour Management Limited with a budget of over €1 million.

The Zewwieqa Waterfront regeneration project, which has an estimated cost at completion, of around €5 million, excluding VAT, with 85 per cent of the necessary funds provided through the EU’s European Regional Development Fund, (ERDF) under the Operational Programme 1, from 2007-2013 with the remaining 15% from national funds.

The work on the project includes upgrading, landscaping area, parking on two levels and a promenade. The project will also see the creation of pedestrian zones, landscaped plazas with seating areas and open sea views, an area hosting the restored Dghajsa tal-Latini and an informal stage structure.

In the square there will be a number of restaurants and drinking establishments as well as workshops for the use of fishermen that operate from the harbour. The parking area will have a capacity for approximately 70 vehicles.

This extensive project covers approximately 18,000 square metres of land along the stretch of about 700 metres of the coast.

The waterfront project aims to create this area as an additional tourism zone in Gozo by turning it into a hub of entertainment activities.

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