Sliema council defends parking scheme

The residential parking scheme in Sliema is to be implemented following the approval of all proposed streets by the Malta Transport Authority, the Sliema Council said.

It said that after giving consideration to the requirements of residents, after having engaged professional services for technical studies and advice and following a consultation process, the authorities, including the ADT and the GRTU, gave their approval.

The scheme will give residents access to park in all roads within Sliema with no time restrictions.

Non residents would have the right to unrestricted parking in half of Sliema roads. There will be a 120 minutes maximum parking restriction on the remaining half. The restriction times for Sliema apply between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. from Monday to Sunday.

The Strand area has time limitations according to the signage in the area which have been in place for the past years.

The scheme would be implemented following the approval of all the streets in Sliema by ADT.

In the meantime, the council would address problems which could arise without altering the rights given to residents.