Third Marsa junction project flyover opens

Third Marsa Junction Project flyover opens as Addolorata traffic lights are dismantled Infrastructure Malta on Thursday opened the third flyover of the Marsa Junction Project and switched off and dismantled the old traffic lights next to the Addolorata Cemetery, on Thursday afternoon. This new flyover structure, the longest of its kind in Malta, will initially take road users from Aldo Moro Road towards Santa Luċija Avenue (Addolorata Hill). It should drastically reduce journey times along this principal route to southern Malta. [attach id=807259 type="video"]Video: Infrastructure Malta[/attach] At the same time, by removing the final conflict at the Addolorata Cemetery crossroads, the flyover rendered its 1997 traffic lights system redundant. This should lead to greater travel time savings along the other route crossing this junction, from Sir Paul Boffa Avenue (Fgura, Corradino and Paola) northbound towards Aldo Moro Road (Marsa). Road users will no longer have to queue at the traffic lights when travelling through these two routes. The new flyover and the removal of the traffic lights should save road users a minimum of 692 hours of travel time every day. Further travel time...