Updated 4.30pm with IM reply The Żebbuġ local council will be holding an "urgent" meeting on Friday evening to discuss work on the Siġġiewi-Żebbuġ junction after residents lamented the changes will not benefit the two localities. Żebbuġ mayor Mark Camilleri told Times of Malta the council will be meeting after talks with Infrasturcture Malta over an upgrade to the Siġġiewi-Żebbuġ junction. On Wednesday, the roads agency announced it was upgrading the busy junction, claiming it would reduce travel time in the area by 30%. The works are expected to be completed by mid-September. The announcement sparked complaints by the mayors of the two towns as they were informed of the project only two days before the work kicked off. The decision has left residents of both localities fuming, with many saying the traffic synonymous with the area will only get worse with the proposed changes. When contacted, Camilleri said he had called an urgent council meeting at 6pm on Friday to discuss the matter in light of the residents' concerns. Camilleri did note, however, that the agency did seem open to hearing the council's views on the changes. When Times of Malta pointed out that the works have...