Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg, visited investigative works which are being carried out as part of the project towards the proposed Malta-Gozo tunnel. At the moment, these works known as 'Investigative Coring', are being carried out in two sites in Għajnsielem.
A few weeks ago, the Ministry issued a press release which explained how contractor GEOTEC SPA who won the tender in June of this year, is extracting a series of investigative samples through the digging of a number of boreholes in nine different places on land and at sea.
The Minister said that this is an extremely important stage in this big project. He explained how the work started in October as Transport Malta did not wish to disrupt the heavy activity which takes place in these areas during summer. He noted that Transport Malta collaborates continuously with ERA, both prior to the commencement of the works and even during the works themselves. He reminded the attending press that Transport Malta is also working with the University of Malta, which has already carried out a series of seismic investigations with OGS Trieste in the last few months.
Borg concluded by saying that the results and analysis of the seismic and geological investigations will be used to establish a geological model of the zone under investigation, and said that this is an important step in the process as it will be an essential guide toward the design of the proposed tunnel.
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