Part of Marsa-Ħamrun bypass closed all day on Saturday

The southbound carriageway of the Marsa-Ħamrun bypass from the Santa Venera tunnels and Mrieħel towards Marsa will be closed all day on Saturday, Infrastructure Malta has warned road users. Lanes will be closed off to allow workers to start laying a new asphalt surface, concluding a €5 million project commenced earlier in the year. Road users were being encouraged to use alternative routes through Msida and Marsa (Triq Diċembru 13), or through Żebbuġ, Qormi and Luqa, when travelling towards the south. The southbound carriageway of the Santa Venera tunnels (Regional Road) should be avoided since its exit towards the Marsa-Ħamrun Bypass would be closed. All road users would be diverted to an alternative route through Qormi. Vehicles travelling to the south from the Mrieħel Bypass would be diverted to Msida or Qormi. Police and Transport Malta traffic management officers would be stationed in the area, and along all alternative routes, to guide road users. Works are scheduled to commence at 2am, with asphalt laying and compacting works on the three-lane carriageway expected to last more than 28 hours. The road will be reopened on Sunday morning. The same carriageway will be closed...