Malta's rural and historical landscape along the Cottonera Lines, is unfortunately currently under imminent damage of irreversible damage by an unnecessary €8 million project that is being proposed by Transport Malta, consisting of a two-way bypass between Żabbar and Smart City. This project will destroy 5,686 square meters of agricultural land — half of which remains productive — disrupting local ecosystems and further eroding our already shrinking green spaces and agriculture. Moreover, this road will pass through and disturb an area rich in history and protected heritage. The project’s route threatens the context of Notre Dame Gate, the Cottonera bastions, the Capuchin Convent, and the surrounding scheduled structures — some of which are Grade I-listed and located in Areas of High Landscape and Ecological Importance.
