Unacceptable State of Repair - Saint Lawrence Street and Dwejra Road
I am signing this petition to convey my disappointment and dismay at the continued uncompleted state of the circa 400 metres of Saint Lawrence Str - San Lawrenz, between the Għarb Corner and San Lawrenz. Gozo attracts over one million tourists annually, generating up to 50% of the GDP for the island and up to 20% of the total employment. The Azure Window, Dwejra and Blue hole are rated by TripAdvisor as #1,#3 and #6 respectively of the top six things to see in Gozo. The section of road between Għarb and San Lawrenze Pjazza is the main thoroughfare for local and tourist traffic heading to this key tourist attraction.
This piece of road has already received substantial investment and upgrade, however despite this initial work, the road remains in desperate need of completion leading to significant concerns with respect to public safety, aesthetics and functionality.
- Safety - The section of road has over 45 manhole covers protruding into the road up to 120mm. This results in local and tourist vehicles swerving or straddling the offending obstructions in order to reduce damage to their vehicles. This is a busy tourist route where buses, tourist and local traffic all travel between residential dwellings.
- Aesthetics - The unfinished road and protruding manhole covers is an eyesore for the village of San Lawrenz which is the tourist gateway visiting the attractions of the Dwerja and Azure window
- Functionality - The incomplete and unlevelled road surface leads to localised flooding as runoff water is unable to report to the designed drainage system at the edge of the road due to road level being below that of the installed drainage and culverts.
The frustrating thing about this problem is that it exists only due to the fact that the original road design and construction remain incomplete, and secondly that the solution appears relatively straight forward. Furthermore, the lack of completion of this work will also likely cause the well laid road base to be further damaged causing greater remedial cost and inconvenience in future.
By signing this, I am asking the relevant authority, namely, that Ministry for Gozo to correct this readily fixable problem, to address the public safety, aesthetics and functionality of this road.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 23, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 17, 2016
August 16, 2016
We are rapidly approaching one hundred signatures for this cause. Please direct others to this page so that we arrive at the meeting with the strongest possible mandate for the necessary road repairs.
97 Comments
What is so terribly sad is that the only entry point to this world heritage area looks like an unfinished construction site. Disgraceful!!!!
When I Visited Gozo in May I had an accident on my motorcycle because of the bumps on the road when a car tried to overtake me. Please, do something!
This is in front of my house. How do you think I feel! It's been like this for years. Not only do we have to deal with the hole but with the flooding this road causes. A lot of dust and stones are thrown from this hole. It needs to be redesigned and rebuilt to standard.
Wholehearted agreement with the sentiments expressed. In addition, this road was 85% EU funded, as I understand it, and forms part of the Mgarr to Dwejra Road, which was declared finished and opened officially some months sgo. Nis the government in breach of the conditions of the UPEU grant?
Progett li beda 4 snin ilu u ghadu ma tlestix. Jghaddu mijjiet ta' turisti kulljum. Xi nghidu ghat-triq tad-Dwejra. Hija perikoluza hafna ghaliex ma hemmx crash barriers. Issa imut xi hadd u mbadd wara kullhadd bravu ghax inkjesti kontra inkjesti
It's dangerous and a disgrace
I live at Hal Saghtrija in Zebbug and often use this road. It is a disgrace!
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Unacceptable State of Repair - Saint Lawrence Street and Dwejra Road
I am signing this petition to convey my disappointment and dismay at the continued uncompleted state of the circa 400 metres of Saint Lawrence Str - San Lawrenz, between the Għarb Corner and San Lawrenz. Gozo attracts over one million tourists annually, generating up to 50% of the GDP for the island and up to 20% of the total employment. The Azure Window, Dwejra and Blue hole are rated by TripAdvisor as #1,#3 and #6 respectively of the top six things to see in Gozo. The section of road between Għarb and San Lawrenze Pjazza is the main thoroughfare for local and tourist traffic heading to this key tourist attraction.
This piece of road has already received substantial investment and upgrade, however despite this initial work, the road remains in desperate need of completion leading to significant concerns with respect to public safety, aesthetics and functionality.
- Safety - The section of road has over 45 manhole covers protruding into the road up to 120mm. This results in local and tourist vehicles swerving or straddling the offending obstructions in order to reduce damage to their vehicles. This is a busy tourist route where buses, tourist and local traffic all travel between residential dwellings.
- Aesthetics - The unfinished road and protruding manhole covers is an eyesore for the village of San Lawrenz which is the tourist gateway visiting the attractions of the Dwerja and Azure window
- Functionality - The incomplete and unlevelled road surface leads to localised flooding as runoff water is unable to report to the designed drainage system at the edge of the road due to road level being below that of the installed drainage and culverts.
The frustrating thing about this problem is that it exists only due to the fact that the original road design and construction remain incomplete, and secondly that the solution appears relatively straight forward. Furthermore, the lack of completion of this work will also likely cause the well laid road base to be further damaged causing greater remedial cost and inconvenience in future.
By signing this, I am asking the relevant authority, namely, that Ministry for Gozo to correct this readily fixable problem, to address the public safety, aesthetics and functionality of this road.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 23, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 17, 2016
August 16, 2016
We are rapidly approaching one hundred signatures for this cause. Please direct others to this page so that we arrive at the meeting with the strongest possible mandate for the necessary road repairs.
97 Comments
2nd class citizens ! Have been waiting almost 10 years for this main road to be completed. Unacceptable especially after all the Election Promises. And what about the 1000's of tourists. Shameful....!!
What is so terribly sad is that the only entry point to this world heritage area looks like an unfinished construction site. Disgraceful!!!!
When I Visited Gozo in May I had an accident on my motorcycle because of the bumps on the road when a car tried to overtake me. Please, do something!
This is in front of my house. How do you think I feel! It's been like this for years. Not only do we have to deal with the hole but with the flooding this road causes. A lot of dust and stones are thrown from this hole. It needs to be redesigned and rebuilt to standard.
Wholehearted agreement with the sentiments expressed. In addition, this road was 85% EU funded, as I understand it, and forms part of the Mgarr to Dwejra Road, which was declared finished and opened officially some months sgo. Nis the government in breach of the conditions of the UPEU grant?
Progett li beda 4 snin ilu u ghadu ma tlestix. Jghaddu mijjiet ta' turisti kulljum. Xi nghidu ghat-triq tad-Dwejra. Hija perikoluza hafna ghaliex ma hemmx crash barriers. Issa imut xi hadd u mbadd wara kullhadd bravu ghax inkjesti kontra inkjesti
It's dangerous and a disgrace
I live at Hal Saghtrija in Zebbug and often use this road. It is a disgrace!
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2nd class citizens ! Have been waiting almost 10 years for this main road to be completed. Unacceptable especially after all the Election Promises. And what about the 1000's of tourists. Shameful....!!