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12.10.10

INFRASTRUCTURES * Malta - Bus terminus gets planning permit

Tritons Fountain area to be pedestrianised

Valletta,Malta -The Times of Malta, by Juan Ameen -8 October 2010: -- The construction of a smaller, neater bus terminus by the bastion walls of St James Ditch, outside Valletta has been given the green light by the planning authority... The new terminus will have just 14 parking bays instead of the present 41 around the Tritons Fountain outside City Gate. It will cover about 3,500 square metres, down from the present 9,500... The area around the fountain will be turned into a pedestrian-only zone, in keeping with architect Renzo Piano’s plans for the entrance to the city. Passengers will alight at the gardens in front of the Phoenicia Hotel, also known as Il-Biskuttin, and board from the station at St James Ditch... The new terminus project is part of the public transport reform, under which the buses will be operated privately. The company in line to win the contract says there will be a high turnover rate of buses, with passengers waiting a maximum of 10 minutes, hence the need for far fewer bays... (Image: Buses will not drive up towards City Gate and park around the Tritons Fountain anymore. Instead, passengers will alight at a stage which will be built close to the gardens opposite the Phoenicia Hotel. Buses will then turn down towards St James Ditch and park briefly in one of the 14 bays where passengers will board)

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