Traffic system in Mrieħel about to change

Traffic enforcement in Mrieħel is set to start in October following the opening of a parking area planners hope would ease congestion caused by haphazard parking. New traffic signs have already been put up across the industrial area, which hosts at least 6,000 employees and thousands of clients. Very often, those commuting through the area end up stuck behind double-parked cars or unloading vehicles. Meanwhile, residents and pedestrians share the road with oncoming traffic due to pavements blocked by parked vehicles. Tasked by the government and Mrieħel businesses to upgrade and bring some order to the area, the Central Business District Foundation devised a traffic management plan in conjunction with Transport Malta. This includes limiting parking on some roads to one side and turning others into one-way systems. A ring road will eventually be opened. The foundation is also discussing the possibility of introducing a route bus to the area in the near future. The plan is expected to be set in motion soon after the start of the scholastic year as traffic management would require the deployment of enforcement officers in the area. A spokesman for the foundation said officers...