Infrastructure Malta on Saturday opened the first new road as part of the €55 million Central Link project extending from Mrieħel to Rabat.
A two-lane westbound carriageway has been opened to bypass three traffic light junctions to improve the traffic flow from Mrieħel to the Wied Incita area of Attard.
Prime Minister Robert Abela and Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg were both present as the agency inaugurated the two new lanes.
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As the agency opened these westbound lanes, the pre-existing lanes in the same direction in Triq iż-Żagħfran, In-Nutar Zarb Road and part of Mdina road, Attard, are now serving the opposite way, from Ta’ Qali to Mrieħel.
Infrastructure Malta is also adding a second lane on the eastbound route as well.
This new arrangement is aimed at eliminating the Mdina road bottleneck at the Ħal Warda area, where two lanes merge into one with houses and other buildings on either side, causing long delays and pollution.
The two new lanes start at the western end of the Mrieħel Bypass, skirt the traffic lights junction next to the Malta Financial Services Authority offices and the T-Junction between L-Mdina road and De Paule...
