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City Gate works to be ready by December
Investments minister Austin Gatt announced that the Valletta City Gate Project will be ready by December, six months ahead schedule.
10 May 2012, 12:00am
Jurgen Balzan
Jurgen Balzan
2 min read
Minister Austin Gatt (L) with Prime minister Lawrence Gonzi following the works at Valletta's City Gate
Addressing the media on the four years of work during the current legislature , investments minister Austin Gatt this morning announced that the Valletta City Gate Project is expected to be ready by next December, six months ahead of schedule.
However, Gatt said that the new Parliament building is on schedule and is expected to be completed next year., while the lift at the Upper Barrakka is also on schedule and will be completed before the end of the year.
He also announced that the road network reconstruction between Marsa and the Malta International Airport will be re-opened next month, after months of intensive works. He also said that the Mellieha bypass would reopen by the end of the year.
During the press conference held at Xatt L-Ghassara in Marsa, Austin Gatt said that Transport Malta has completed the surfacing or re-surfacing of a record 400 residential roads during the current legislature.
Also, Gatt announced that works on the restoration and regeneration of Fort St. Elmo are to start next week. He admitted however, that work on the former Drydocks Dock One have fallen back and been delayed.
Asked by MaltaToday whether he was to stay on as minister in the wake of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's invitation last January to head the PN's electoral campaign, Gatt laughed it off and said: "the election is still a long way off."
About public transport reform and the advent of Arriva, Austin Gatt said that according to regular surveys conducted by Transport Malta, "75% of commuters have said they are satisfied or very satisfied with the service."
He also said that by the end of May, "all Arriva buses will be operating with Euro5 engines."
Asked on the development of Smart City, Gatt said "I would have liked to see more people employed at this stage however we cannot ignore the recession which hit the world during the last years."
Gatt added that €62 million have already been invested in the project and infrastructural works were now in an advanced stage.
Jurgen Balzan was a MaltaToday reported from 2011 to 2017.
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Miskin Sur Privitera, nahseb ilek imdjjaq mhux hazin inti ghal kwazi 25 sena !! Il poplu taf b'min kien imdejjaq Sur Privitera bhal xi ex ministri tipo Joe Debono Grech , Wistin Abela , Danny Cremona , Lorry Sant , Alex Schibberas Trigona , Joe Grima , Karmenu Vella , George Vella , u b'xi Priminstri tipo Duminku Mintoff , KMB u Alfred Sant. I repeat i do pity you and your comments Mr Privitera, deep down you know that Malta and the Maltese people gained alot under all the nationalist govts., but obviously you can’t admit it because under the labour all you got was a telephone line and a colour TV.
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well said Pirandello. have pity on them, mohhom fis-socjalizmu. L-hena taghhom kien meta jigi xi kurunell pulcinell jitkellem fil-mass meetings mintoffjani. s'hemm jaraw. l-aqwa li jisparaw il-gass tad-dmugh fuq il-Maltin. Le ghal Malta libjana socjalista. Viva Malta u l-Maltin. IL-LIBERTA` l-ewwel u qabel kollox. Battalja eterna lil min ried jisirqilna il- Liberta`
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@BETTER FUTURE. With all due respect it's you who are sounding stupid, artificial and ignorant because probably you don't even remember the times I referred to when military trucks used to replace the buses. There is nothing perfect in this world, and one has to recognize that the Arriva transport service has improved a lot with the updates made. And finally, this government was the one that introduced institutions like the Ombudsman so that whoever feels any inconvenience caused as a result of any administrative decision could have a means of redress.
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IMMA T-TRIQ TA' L-MGARR GHAWDEX MHUX SER TKUN LESTA QABEL IZ-ZMIEN GHAX IRQADNA GO FIHA. X'JOMPURTAH DAN IL-GVERN BILLI AHNA L-GHAWDXIN U HAFNA MALTIN LI JIGU GEWWA GHAWDEX IKOLLHOM JGHADDU MINN MARTIRJU BIEX JGHADDU MINN GOX-XEWKIJA GHAD-DESTINAZZJONI TAGHHOM MINN GO R-RABAT. DIZASTRU ORGANIZZAT HAWN GEWWA GHAWDEX U HADD MINN NAHHA TAL-GVERN MA JLISSEN KELMA WAHDA. KISSIRTUNA,FARRAKTUNA U MINN HAWN U FTIT IEHOR TIGU THABTULNA L-BIEB BIEX NIFTAKRU FIKOM HUX HEKK. MHUX HEKK NIBQGHU TGHID, KONT XI DARBA GHAX ISSA VERU DARDARTUNA.
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Dawn il-puri li ssa qed idejjaqhom il-gemgim insew kemm kienu jgemgmu! U kemm ghad iridu igemgmu minn hawn u ftit zmien iehor!
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Desira & Pirandello, You are just as stupid sounding as those Labour supporters that defend their party at all costs. Don't you realise how artificial and ignorant you sound to truly aggrieved Maltese that have to suffer politically taken (or otherwise??) decisions?
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Vincente Destra: jaqaw qieghed tirreferi ghal Franco Debono, "gemgem,gemgem,gemgem" ?Jew ghal xi haddiehor mid-deputati ta'GonziPN li tghidx kemm gemgmu f'dawn l-ahhar 4 snin ?!!! Kemm taf li fahhru l-progett tal-FETHA tal-Belt, jew tal-parlament li hadd ma staqsa ghalih, jew tat-Tijatru "Topless" ? Possibbli ma tafx kemm gemgmu nazzjonalisti kontra dawn il-progetti ???Alla hares il-PL kellu jmexxi dan il-pajjiz kif mexxieh GonziPN bl-iskandli , tberbieq, korruzzjoni u inefficjenzi etc...! Dawk idejat kif tmexxi pajjiz !!!!
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Vincente Destra: jaqaw qieghed tirreferi ghal Franco Debono, "gemgem,gemgem,gemgem" ?Jew ghal xi haddiehor mid-deputati ta'GonziPN li tghidx kemm gemgmu f'dawn l-ahhar 4 snin ?!!! Kemm taf li fahhru l-progett tal-FETHA tal-Belt, jew tal-parlament li hadd ma staqsa ghalih, jew tat-Tijatru "Topless" ? Possibbli ma tafx kemm gemgmu nazzjonalisti kontra dawn il-progetti ???Alla hares il-PL kellu jmexxi dan il-pajjiz kif mexxieh GonziPN bl-iskandli , tberbieq, korruzzjoni u inefficjenzi etc...! Dawk idejat kif tmexxi pajjiz !!!!
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Hbieb tieghi nazzjonalisti....Tafu ghalfejn ingorru ahna il laburisti ? Ghax dan il gvern qeghed jigi jitmejjel min kullhadd, jghamel dejn feroci,li xi darba irridu nirtuh ahna il laburisti,bhal ma gara fis 1971 u 1996.Dan il gvern qeghed jghamel dejn spjetat u mhux ahna jew inthom ser thallsuh...imma ulied uliedna,kemm nazzjonalisti u kemm laburisti, ser jirtuh . Dan id dejn kollu ser inhallulhom fil wirt?. Il P.M qallilna li jiehu pjacir ihares mit tieqa ta Kastilja u jara dak il haddiem jahdem fuq il progett tal Belt...Prosit Prim..ISSA LA JITLESTA FEJN SEJJER JAHDEM DAK IL HADDIEM, ghax wara li jitlesta dak il progett tal Belt tant kemm MHUX SER IKUN finanzjarjamet produtiv li l`anqas PARKER ghal karrozzi mhux ser ikun hemm bzonn...
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ghax ma ghandhomx l-icken idea kif ser imexxu pajjiz, wrote Vincent , tell you what Vince even a drover's dog can run this country better then these bunch of buffoons we have now.I wonder if there is a speech therapist in Gonzipn bunch , for surely with your gemgem gemgem gemgem you need help urgently.
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@rajah mela nsejt li qed tparla ma socjalisti maltin. dawk tihom orizzont u kuntenti jemmnu kollox. gemgem gem gemgem hajjithom kollha. jekk il-gvern jaghmel xi haga tajba, gemgem gemgem socjalista ghax gejja l-elezzjoni sena ohra. jekk il-gvern jaghmel xi haga ma ddoqx ghal widnejhom, gemgem gemgem socjalista lejl u nhar. kemm huma hopeless. mhux talli hekk, talli l-gemgem socjalista jizdied meta jkunu fil-gvern ( 1996 ) ghax ma ghandhomx l-icken idea kif ser imexxu pajjiz.
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In-nies li mohhom biex jikkritikaw minhabba l-ghamad politiku taghhom insewh zmienhom. Jien niftakar zminijiet fis-70 u 80 fej mhux buses bl-airconditioning kellna imma trakkijiet tal-militar igorru n-nies minflok ix-xarabanks ghax il-labour kien jiggieled ma' kulhadd. Dawn dejjem l-istess kienu u jibqghu. Kontra kollox imma mbaghad jilghaqu kollox. Bhal f'tal-kunsilli lokali, tax-xandir hieles, tal-kummerc hieles, ta' l-ewropa, u hafna affarijiet ohra. Erbat ijiem ohra la jkun lest il-progett tal-belt jibdew jiftahru li ghamluh huma. U halluna u almenu ghidulna xi pjanijiet ghandkom biex tmexxu 'l pajjiz 'l quddiem mhux teqirdu biss.
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"He also said that by the end of May, "all Arriva buses will be operating with Euro5 engines."
Will they be also All Air-conditioned as well as this clause seems to be evaded by all concerned! If not then I invite Dr Gatt to go for a trip from Cirkewwa to Valletta in these closed boxes with some 100 other passengers as we poor mortals have to do. No A/C but still higher ticket prices!!!
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"He also said that by the end of May, "all Arriva buses will be operating with Euro5 engines."
Will they be also All Air-conditioned as well as this clause seems to be evaded by all concerned! If not then I invite Dr Gatt to go for a trip from Cirkewwa to Valletta in these closed boxes with some 100 other passengers as we poor mortals have to do. No A/C but still higher ticket prices!!!
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"He also said that by the end of May, "all Arriva buses will be operating with Euro5 engines."
Will they be also All Air-conditioned as well as this clause seems to be evaded by all concerned! If not then I invite Dr Gatt to go for a trip from Cirkewwa to Valletta in these closed boxes with some 100 other passengers as we poor mortals have to do. No A/C but still higher ticket prices!!!
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Wow they finished the palace they built for themselves on time. Its when the rest of us who are being inconvenienced that there is no rush.
No that is all left to do is to take tax payers money in one hand, pass the hand behind the back, and pull out the other hand with the money - and hey presto ... its no longer Tax payers money!
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rajah: skuzi ta, imdejqin in-nies b'Gonzi tieghek mhux bihom infushom !
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""75% of commuters have said they are satisfied or very satisfied with the service."
Why doesn't Gatt ask the Maltese what they make of the huge, unsightly buses (grey, noisy, threatening huge boxes of black and grey - certainly not Mediterranean colours fit for jovial Malta) that are surely unfit for our roads? Why doesn't the Minister enquire about the noise levels generated by these buses and the speeds they are driven at? They have mastered, and greatly improved upon, the old bad habits to a tee!
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Kemm Hawn min hu mdejjaq bih innifsu jahasra..... kiku tohrog xi kelma positiva minn xi halq xi hadd.
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Bieb il-Belt BLA BIEB u Teatru BLA SAQAF!
Kull ma hu FETHA u BITHA, MOSTROSITA!
Luke Camilleri •
Bieb il-Belt BLA BIEB u Teatru BLA SAQAF!
Kull ma hu FETHA u BITHA, MOSTROSITA!
Luke Camilleri •
Bieb il-Belt BLA BIEB u Teatru BLA SAQAF!
Kull ma hu FETHA u BITHA, MOSTROSITA!
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Nesa li ftit taz-zmien ilu kien qal li issa Tecom Investments m'ghadx fadlilhom ebda obbligu li joholqu imqarr impjieg wiehed fi Smart City ! Ma kellux il-kuragg jghid kemm inholqu impjiegi tal-IT s'issa fi Smart City minn dawk l-eluf ta' impjiegi li kien isemmi qabel l-elezzjoni ta' 2008 !
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Qed taraw kemm jahdem dottor stinatu gatt? Qed taraw kemm energija, entuzjazmu, bzulija, thabrik? Issa ghidu s-sew: mhux se tkun hasra kbira li mhux se jkollna l-privilegg li nivvotawlu fl-elezzjoni li gejja, ragel habrieki bhal dak? U iva, ma gara xejn - fil-klikka ta' gonzipn is-sena li gejja se jkun hemm it-tfal tieghu, hux hekk qal? mela nivvotaw lilhom - like father like son. Imma min jaf jekk humiex blokka bhalu? - dik l-unika kurzita li ghandi !!!!!
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Austin Gatt qal li l-progett ta' Bieb ( BLA BIEB !) il-Belt, se jitlesta sa Dicembru li gej - 6 xhur qabel iz-zmien ! M'hemmx bozonn ta' ebda prova ohra kemm Gonzi qed jaghmel dak il-progett semplicement ghal-finijiet elettorali !!! Din l-ghaggla kollha biex jaqta z-zigarella, imbaghad ligijiet ilhom imwahhlin is-snin fil-parlament, minkejja li dawn ma jiswewx xi €80 miljun biex jghaddihom mill-parlament !!!
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wowwww bravu Wistin, mhux bhal Bormla !!!!!!!
