Road works in Wardija Hill St. Paul’s Bay
Transport Malta will carry out maintenance works in Wardija Hill. Road will be closed to traffic as from Monday 18 July at 08:00hrs until Friday 22 July at noon.
Motorists are advised to follow road signs and to proceed with caution.
Transport Malta will be constructing a central strip in Triq il-Mina ta’ Hompesch tonight between 01:00hrs and 08:00hrs of Saturday 16 July.
No road closure will take place.
Motorists are advised to drive with caution.
Transport Malta re-opens Grant Scheme on the Purchase of New Environment-Friendly Vehicles
Following the success of the scrappage scheme launched last December 2015, Transport Malta is hereby extending this scheme for the third time. Another €400,000 has been allocated.
Transport Malta will be receiving further applications for the Grant which will be processed on a first come first serve basis. The initiative is aimed to encourage people to dispose of their old vehicles and to invest in new cars with lower emissions.
1,016 vehicles have already benefitted from this scheme amounting to €800,000.
Vehicle owners who applied for the scheme were entitled to between €700 and €900 upon the purchase of a new M1 motor vehicle (used for the carriage of persons and which may carry no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver, the CO2 emissions of which do not exceed 130g/km and its length does not exceed 4460mm, and is licensed for private use only) that qualifies for the grant scheme whilst at the same time de-registering a vehicle in the same category.
Applications for such scheme are available from Transport Malta, A3 Towers, Rahal Gdid or downloaded from http://www.transport.gov.mt/land-transport
The scheme in the form of a grant to incentivise the purchase of Battery Electric Vehicles and Battery Electric Quadricycles is still applicable.
Provisions to regularise vehicles which are declared as garaged but have been scrapped is being extended following overwhelming response
The provisions to regularise vehicles which are declared as garaged but have been scrapped or disposed of without informing Transport Malta will be applicable until the end of September 2017 but if the vehicle has been disposed of prior to the 1st November 2013 without giving notice to the Authority, a fee of €150 instead of €100 will be paid to the Authority. Furthermore a fee of €600 instead €500 shall be paid to the Authority for de-registration of any vehicle which is not disposed of at an authorised facility after the 1st October 2017.
Between January 2014 and June 2016 a total of 10,300 vehicles were scrapped.
|
Scrapped |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
Total |
|
2014 |
348 |
501 |
260 |
339 |
272 |
192 |
163 |
148 |
197 |
233 |
200 |
271 |
3,124 |
|
2015 |
349 |
329 |
432 |
397 |
378 |
304 |
367 |
433 |
748 |
969 |
849 |
1,621 |
7,176 |
|
2016 |
2,512 |
4,572 |
3,389 |
1,925 |
2,143 |
3,452 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
10,300 |
Since 1st November 2013, scrapping or de-registering a vehicle is only permitted if the owner presents a certificate of destruction issued by an authorised facility. The certificate confirms that the vehicle was transferred in accordance with the Waste Management (End-of Life Vehicles) Regulations.
For further information one may contact Transport Malta by calling on 8007 2393. Alternatively, one may visit us at the Vehicle Licensing Unit at the A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola from Monday to Friday between 07:30hrs and 12:00hrs.
Kappara Works at Road Level
Kappara contractor will intensify works at road level starting on Monday.
The contractor will be working on the National Pool side of Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli for the coming weeks. Part of the street will be cordoned off, however four lanes will remain available.
On Monday night, after 20:00, the contractor will place barriers and paint line markings to shift traffic lanes towards University side.
From Tuesday morning, the University side of the road, with two lanes northbound and two lanes southbound, will remain accessible for vehicles while the contractor will be working at street level on the National Pool side. The contractor will be installing services, installing storm water systems and lowering the road level.
Transport Malta is installing directional signs to indicate alternative routes while works on Kappara project are ongoing. Kindly visit news.transport.gov.mt and consult the booklet distributed at home to get familiar with the alternative routes.
Avoid the area whenever possible or else follow temporary signs and official’s instructions. Respect the speed limit to ensure the safety of workers on site.
Kappara contractor will be removing a sign gantry in Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli tomorrow. The crane will then move the gantry up the road.
Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli will remain accessible but traffic will be diverted to create a safety buffer for the operations.
The slip road that leads up to the University roundabout will be inaccessible for a few hours. Vehicles will be diverted to the tunnel below University roundabout. Vehicles must exit onto Triq il-Wied in Imsida to proceed towards Valletta or use Santa Venera roundabout for Birkirkara.
Works are scheduled between 06:00 and 13:00.
Kindly avoid the area whenever possible or else follow temporary signs and official’s instructions. Respect the speed limit to ensure the safety of workers on site.
Local Councils, various entities and other stakeholders asked questions, discussed and gave suggestions mostly on traffic management.
Kappara Contractor will intensify works at street level next week.
Access to Dock 7 and the Tidal Lane during Summer
Vehicle access through Dock 7 will be closed from tomorrow 8th July at 19:00hrs since the construction of the Mediterranean Maritime Hub now enters a new phase.
Meanwhile, in order to maximise the efficiency of the Tidal Lane, Transport Malta is changing the transition time of the Tidal Lane to cater for the season’s working hours. Transition time is as follows:
The tidal lane is a system that changes the traffic direction of a lane to maximise the capacity of the road.
Transport Malta is carrying out road works in Triq il-Qammieħ Mellieħa, road leading from the area of it-Torri l-Aħmar to Għadira Bay. Works are expected to be ready in ten days’ time because of extensive concrete works.
Road will remain accessible but traffic will be diverted onto one lane for each direction.
Drivers are encouraged to slow down when reaching the area and to follow instructions by the officials on site.
The construction of the Mediterranean Maritime Hub enters a new phase. Vehicle access through Dock number 7 will be closed on 8th July after 19:00.
Months ago,the road going through the dock was not being used and was turned into a passage way to alleviate traffic in the area. The access road will now be within a construction site. It will not be safe enough for vehicles to go through. Transport Malta implemented a tidal lane system in Paola so vehicles that used to go through Dock 7 will have another lane available in peak hours.
The Mediterranean Maritime Hub will be a maritime service centre for oil rigs and a learning institute. The €55 million investment is an opportunity for Malta to become a point of reference in the gas and oil industries within the Mediterranean and beyond.
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