Watch: Aaron Farrugia plans to cut morning traffic by staggering services

Government workers reporting for duty at different hours of the morning, deliveries of goods at night and hospital outpatient appointments scheduled throughout the day are all part of the Transport Minister’s plan to reduce the amount of traffic on Malta’s roads.
In an interview with Times of Malta, Aaron Farrugia lays out his plan to reduce traffic – and suggests a major overhaul of multiple services and activities that have traditionally occurred in the morning, causing huge traffic jams during the rush hour.

“If we could stagger services throughout the morning, late at night or before dawn, we can flatten the spike of vehicles that cause a gridlock during rush hour,” he said.
Aaron Farrugia explains his idea. Video: Karl Andrew Micallef
Transport Malta has found that around 70,000 vehicles pour onto the roads every morning because work and school begin roughly at the same time for everyone, as so do hospital outpatient appointments, court hearings, delivery and waste collection activities and several other services.
“It’s the peak hour that we need to space out,” he said.
“Anyone who has lived abroad knows that goods are delivered at night or during the early morning hours,...