Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg visited Dingli where he inaugurated a new open space, also equipped with parking facilities, near the Dingli Swallows FC pitch, with an investment of around €600,000 and with work carried out by the Public Works Department.
Minister Ian Borg said, “This is a government that believes that such investments for our communities are as important as the other major investments we are making to see a substantial improvement in people’s quality of life. With an investment of around €600,000 of which around €120,000 were used to build a large reservoir for water storage which will not only be used here but also for watering the trees around the locality. We are also aware of the importance of having many facilities in each locality such as the parking facility and here, we have created a car park for 25 cars. But not only that. We have also seen that some of them are electric charging pillars. This is a government in favour of green infrastructure and so from abandoned land we have transformed it into an accessible garden, with native trees and plants, gym equipment and a bus shelter for bus passengers as well. We have also seen that this space should be accessible through ramps and paving materials specially designed for people with disabilities. We are committed to continue our work for the good of our communities.”
One of the main objectives of this project was to transform an open and abandoned piece of land near the Dingli Swallows FC stadium, which was lowering the aesthetic of this place, into a new open space for Dingli community. This land around which is Triq Ġużè Ellul Mercer, Triq il-Mediterran, Triq Carmelo Buġeja and Triq Pawlu Ebejer has a size of about 2000 square meters.
