The park and ride extension in Blata l-Bajda, providing an additional 300 parking spaces, opened to commuters
on Wednesday.
Through the extension, the number of
parking spaces at the site increased from 950 to 1,250. A total of Lm500,000 has been spent on the complete park and ride
project, which opened last year.
Transport to and
from the extended zone of the park and ride is being operated by the
Association for Public Transport through the 198 route, mainly catering for
tourists who stop at the Cruise-liner Passenger Terminal and Floriana
residents. The fare is of Lm0.15.
The route passes
through the Passenger Terminal, heads up the Crucifix Hill and continues
through St Anne Road
before arriving back at the park and ride area. The service will complement
existing shuttles services.
The service operates
every ten minutes from 0830CEST and 1100CEST and
from 1600CEST to 1800CEST and every fifteen minutes in the remaining hours, up until
2000CEST.
