The Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects confirms that there will be no development of a marina in Sally Port, Cottonera. 

The ministry said Saturday that there is no connection between the signs installed by Infrastructure Malta in the Sally Port area to any proposed marina extension, as there is no such plan in this regard, and so there is no cause for speculation. 

In Birgu, the restoration of the quays in the Sally Port area, including the creation of a new promenade along the Cottonera shoreline, has been successfully completed for public enjoyment. 

These quays, spanning approximately 600 metres or the length of six football pitches, are situated in the Sally Port or "it-Toqba" area, beneath the Birgu bastions along the Kalkara shore.

Many parts of the quay structures had crumbled and suffered major storm damage over the years. Some had reached a perilous state, posing significant risks to public safety.

Following these works, Infrastructure Malta commissioned a post-construction stage health and safety risk assessment, and it was only for this reason that signs were put up with specific warnings, the ministry said.

The agency is committed to continuing to strengthen the maritime infrastructure as it has done in recent years including an investment of €5 million in the Sally Port area, which will benefit the public. 

Infrastructure Malta reconstructed the damaged sections and, employing a team of skilled divers, undertook the repair of submerged quay structures without necessitating their complete removal.

The regeneration of these quays was done in collaboration with the Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation.