Transport minister to discuss Chamber of Architects’ Msida junction proposal [Video]

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bonett will meet with the Chamber of Architects to discuss plans for Msida junction after the chamber at the weekend unveiled its proposal for an alternative to the flyovers planned for the area.

On Sunday, Times of Malta revealed a Kamra tal-Periti (KTP) proposal to transform the Msida junction into a tree-filled park, as an alternative to the two flyovers planned as part of Infrastructure Malta’s imminent Msida Creek Project.

The idea drew support from Msida’s mayor-elect and PN councillors, and was widely praised on social media.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Bonett said he had noticed the reactions to the proposal and he said he would be meeting with the Chamber of Architects in the coming days to discuss this project in some detail.

Bonett’s words come just days after an Infrastructure Ministry spokesperson said that while the ministry “appreciated” the KTP’s interest in the project, the tendering process had …