Malta’s latest national transport proposal, branded as “Malta in Motion,” has once again pushed the country’s long-standing traffic crisis into the center of public discussion. Presented by Transport Minister Chris Bonett as a major strategic shift in how Malta could address chronic congestion, the proposal introduces a light rail system estimated by engineering consultancy ARUP to cost approximately €2.8 billion. Government officials have described the project as a central pillar, or “backbone,” of a broader multi-modal transport network intended to modernize movement across Malta and Gozo....

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