Shoddy Kirkop tunnel roadworks costing motorists dear

Ongoing resurfacing works along the Kirkop tunnels cost a motorist dear as he ended up with a hefty repair bill for his vehicle. The incident has prompted Transport Malta, which is carrying out the work, to launch an investigation. Victor Pisani, 70, from Santa Luċija contacted the Times of Malta to express his bitter experience which happened yesterday, at around 9am, when driving his Volkswagen Golf towards Malta International Airport. “Midway through the tunnel I heard a loud noise and the car jolted. When I pulled to the side just outside the tunnel exit to inspect the car for any damages, I noticed a thick black pool trickling from the engine,” he said. “It transpired that the oil sump had sustained cracks when driving over the change in surface levels between part of the road which had been scarified in preparation for resurfacing and the rest which was several centimetres higher,” Mr Pisani said. To his frustration he noted that when he phoned the police to report the case, the officer declined to take his details, on the grounds that it was not clear if the incident happened in Luqa or Kirkop. An aggrieved Mr Pisani noted that he was not the only “victim” of the shoddy...