Closure of Naxxar-San Gwann roundabout leads to traffic nightmare

A decision to block two roundabouts with temporary bollards on the San Gwann to Naxxar roads led to long traffic jams of four kilometers this morning.

Motorists faced aggravated traffic flow after Transport Malta decided to block the passage of traffic round the roundabouts.

Irate commuters spent as long as 40 minutes in the traffic jam while an ambulance had difficulty traversing the road. 

Commuters told MaltaToday that the decision to carry out the works on Saturday morning was in itself irresponsible.  They also added that the closure of the roundabouts did not make sense.

The traffic congestion in the area had been blamed on the opening of McDonald’s drive-through service but it now transpires that the two lane road simply cannot sustain the large number of private cars crossing the road every day.