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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 FEBRUARY 2019 NEWS t: (+356) 2334 1000 e: hr.im@infrastructuremalta.com a: Infrastructure Malta, Vjal l-Avjazzjoni, Luqa LQA 9032, Malta Infrastructure Malta is entrusted with the development, maintenance and optimisation of the road network, maritime facilities and other public infrastructure. Our design, project management and administrative support teams are engaged in the planning and implementation of the country's most important infrastructural investments. As part of the continued consolidation of our resources, we are seeking to employ diligent, self-motivated individuals for the role of: CAREER OPPORTUNITY JUNIOR ARCHITECT Jobsplus Ref: 290792 A detailed job description is available on www.jobsplus.gov.mt Send us your letter of application, and a detailed CV, by email on hr.im@infrastructuremalta.com, by Wednesday 13 th February 2019. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence. JAMES DEBONO THE development consortium of the Tigné and Manoel Is- land projects has not confirmed whether 8,000sq.m of floor- space it reduced from the Ma- noel Island development, will be included in the final part of a 17-storey tower at Tigné. Planning Authority offi- cials had revealed in a recent PA board meeting discussing changes to the Manoel Island masterplan, that 8,000sq.m of floor space would be trans- ferred to Midi plc's Tigné pro- ject. While PA executive chairman Johann Buttigieg himself had referred to an "already excavat- ed site" for the location of the transferred floor space, a Midi spokesperson told MaltaToday no further development was planned at Tigné Point, beyond the 17-floor terrace building for 63 apartments that will over- look a restored garden battery – set over 15,200sq.m. Labour MP Clayton Bartolo, who represents the government on the PA board, had already said this transfer would impact the Tigné masterplan, and re- quested a clarification before a decision is taken on Manoel Island. But when asked by MaltaTo- day whether Midi's latest appli- cation includes the 8,000sq.m of floor space, the company would not commit itself. "At the moment a yes or no answer is not possible as Midi is currently reconciling the devel- oped areas with the PA which is likely to take a little time," the spokesperson said. The PA itself could not con- firm whether Midi has already used the floorspace it was allo- cated in its 1999 application to develop Tigné Point, which was set at 138,000sq.m. So far, Midi has presented a project development statement for its final development – Q2 – in Tigné on an already exca- vated site, which, along with the Centre Office block, will be part of a final phase of develop- ment for the remaining Tigné North plots straddling the re- stored garden battery: "As the final piece in the development jigsaw, the proposal aims to create and enhance a series of pedestrian links through the new public realm from Piazza Tigné through to the prom- enade, from Fort Tigné to the Garden Battery and from the Point Shopping Centre to the new Q3 residential develop- ment." Landscaping, paving and em- bellishment of public areas at the Garden Battery and adjoin- ing areas include the construc- tion of a pedestrian bridge, wa- ter feature and staircases and a lift linking this level to the pi- azza. But the peninsula will be af- fected by an additional 650 car trips being generated by the project on a daily basis. The Sliema local council, which has objected to the transfer of flo- orspace to Tigné, recently met with Midi plc. PN councillor Michael Briguglio told Malta- Today the council was doing its utmost to ensure and guarantee public access for residents, both with the Planning Authority and in meetings with Midi. No decision yet on 8,000sq.m to be added to Tigné 'jigsaw' No committal yet from Midi plc on additional f loorspace it has gained from Manoel Island to its 138,000sq.m at Tigné Point