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Miżieb Road to close twice for water works

Miżieb Road will close in both directions from 09:30 on 19 October as the Water Services Corporation carries out what Transport Malta called essential water supply works.

By Ryan C 2 min read AI-written

The schedule is a little more awkward than a simple closure notice. Transport Malta said the road will remain fully shut until 18:00 on 24 October. It will then reopen to southbound traffic only until 09:30 on 26 October, when a second full closure begins and runs until 18:00 on 31 October. After that, southbound traffic will again be permitted.

So the practical problem is not just that the road will be closed, but that access changes midway through the works and then changes again. For regular users of the route, that kind of phased arrangement can be more disruptive than a single uninterrupted shutdown because the answer to “can I use this road?” depends on both the day and the direction.

Transport Malta urged motorists to plan ahead, use alternative routes and follow temporary signage, while warning that the works are expected to cause disruption in the area.

There is nothing glamorous about digging up a road for water infrastructure, and that is usually the point: these are the sort of works people notice only when they cannot get through. In this case, the most useful detail in the notice is also the one drivers will need to keep checking — full closure, then southbound only, then full closure again.

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Ryan C Real Estate & Urban Life Correspondent

Ryan C spent fifteen years between Malta and Dubai — watching both cities transform, one in slow Mediterranean time, one at impossible speed. He sat at tables with sheikhs, watched Burj Khalifa rise floor by floor, and came back to Malta with eyes that see what others miss. Twenty years in real estate. He has never sold a property. He has always sold a feeling. Ryan notices what a building does to the street around it: who gets a view, who loses the light, and who is told that change is inevitable.

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