One of the largest sports facilities in Malta is surrounded by neglect – with trailers parked haphazardly along the streets. As soon as sports enthusiasts make a left turn, ahead of the traffic lights at the top of Corradino Road, heading to Telgħa ta' Ras Ħanżir, they are welcomed by a wall that seems to be supported by tree trunks. Part of the wall has in fact collapsed and has been left as is for months, noted Ronnie Calleja, general manager of Assoċjazzjoni Sportiva Hibernians. Driving on into Corradino Heights, motorists will come across several parked container trailers posing a traffic hazard at some spots, especially corners. This issue has been irking people for years, and in 2012, newspaper reader Aronne Calleja, from Paola, had already highlighted that illegal trailer parking at Corradino was rife. Paired with poor public lighting, the traffic hazard is more grievous at night. "We are seeing the dark side of the economic boom that Malta is going through, with the number of trailers parked in the vicinity on the increase – a situation which needs some sort of control," he said. Mr Calleja was speaking to this newspaper from the ex-military prison built by the...
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