Watch: Roadworks keep Balzan residents up till 4am for second night in a row

Balzan residents are livid after a second sleepless night in a row due to roadworks carried out throughout the night in Triq Birbal.
Works started on Thursday at around 7.30pm, with jackhammers and other heavy machinery digging roads and buzzing noisily until the early hours of Friday morning.

But as residents in the area tried to settle down to sleep on Friday evening, the noise started again, creating a constant bombardment for the dozens of residents in the area.
The Balzan council took the relevant authorities to task first thing on Friday morning.
Balzan Mayor Angelo Micallef called on the authorities for more sensitivity towards the residents. Photo: Facebook
It asked Transport Malta, as the applicant for the ongoing works, as well as Enemalta and the two ministers responsible for the two entities, Miriam Dalli and Aaron Farrugia, to rethink the workplans for these works.
The authorities did not reply to questions sent by the council on Friday, and those living in Triq Birbal and the surrounding areas were subject to more noisy roadworks again on Friday night.
“My daughter is sitting for her Masters exams this week. She hasn’t slept for two nights in a row," said resident...