The top part of Republic Street and Sir Adrian Dingli Street which runs alongside Independence Square in Victoria is to be tarmacked.

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said that following several meetings with the Victoria Local Council and in view of the fact that this was a project carried out by the same Council, the decision was made to pave the road and finish it with tarmac according to the standards for arterial roads.

“Therefore on Monday, the Ministry will take on this responsibility and start work immediately and in the shortest possible time,” the Minister said.

There has been many complaints about this particular stretch of road, which has been in a bad state of repair for some considerable time, with potholes and dips making it dangerous for vehicles including bikes, as well as pedestrians.

The project for Independence Square and Savina Square to be revamped and the roads leading to Saint George’s Square upgraded was first announced in December 2012, with further details provided in 2013.

However, many delays followed over the years, including a fight to save the trees in the square by Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) who in November 2014 filed a warrant of inhibitory injunction in Court against the then MEPA to stop the uprooting of the trees.

This continued until December 2015, when FAA finally welcomed the MEPA Environment and Planning Review Tribunal’s decision to refuse the Victoria Local Council’s appeal to uproot the trees lining the square.

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