Plans for a two-storey car park underneath a new sports complex on campus will not redirect traffic into residential roads, the University of Malta has said in response to claims made by architect Andre Pizzuto. Pizzuto, who is also president of the chamber of architects, is leading a crowdfunding campaign to overturn a permit for the sports complex approved by the Planning Authority earlier this month. Spearheading the appeal in his own capacity as a resident of the area, Pizzuto says the car park plans will reroute the existing entry for cars onto the Msida campus away from the Mater Dei Hospital-side entrance and main gate to a residential road in Gżira – Triq Edgar Bernard. This, he argues, is in direct breach of planning policies and disincentivise students from seeking sustainable transport options. Traffic will remain the same: University The University of Malta rebutted such claims, saying its own studies indicate traffic patterns will likely remain the same if the project is implemented. “Contrary to the claims made by Perit Pizzuto, the car park plans will not re-route the existing entry for vehicles away from the campus to a Gżira residential road,” Pierre Cassar,...