Government urged to go ahead with City Gate project

The Valletta Alive Foundation has urged the government to start and complete the City Gate project in the shortest possible time.

It said the current state of the entrance to Valletta and the opera house ruins was unacceptable.

"If the project were to be severely delayed or worse, halted, the Maltese and tourists would have to put up with the current state of opera house/Freedom Square for many more years. This would be a tragedy for Valletta and a tragedy for Malta," the foundation said.

The foundation said that although there may be aspects of the proposed project with which it disagrees, it supported the government decision and urged the government to implement it.