4 comments so far.Allocation of €10 m aimed at investing in rural roads of Gozo & Malta
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Measure valued at €10 million under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for Malta 2014-2020 to support the construction and improvement of rural roads.
This measure was announced this morning by Parliamentary Secretary for the EU Presidency 2017 and EU Funds Ian Borg. He explained that this measure, with an allocation of €10m, is aimed at investing in rural roads and will complement other measures announced earlier this year, raising the total value of the calls issued under the 2014-2020 RDP to €65m.
This call is open for Transport Malta and local councils in Gozo and Malta for the construction and upgrading of farm access roads. Dr Borg explained that one of the major challenges in the agricultural sector is accessibility due to the difficulties posed by the fragmented nature of land-holdings.
Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg concluded that the importance of efficiency in the agricultural sector in managing local infrastructure is crucial to ensure competitiveness in agriculture, and by improving accessibility of roads, we also increase the utilisation holdings that bodes well for the Maltese agricultural sector.
More information can be accessed on www.eufunds.gov.mt or by email to rdd.meaim@gov.mt or tel. 2200 1108.
Photograph: DOI/Jason Caruana
Gozo’s main roads are generally in good shape, except for the occasional drainage covers which stick out thus being of danger to bikes and cars. The secondary roads are on the other hand in a very disastrous situation which do need looked after.
So if possible please do take the secondary roads as a priority.
Repairing “agricultural” or “rural” roads may be fine for farmers (and, presumably, for votes) but there are till a few arterial roads that need urgent attention.
For example, all the approaches to Nadur (and therefore to the main beaches).
And, of course, Gozo’s “coast road”, between Ghajnsielem and Qala.
With the greatest of respect, I don’t think 10 million euro will go very far. Ten miles maybe?
A million euro a mile? Not at the rate that EU-funded projects go in Gozo.