The main street in Mellieha, flanked by a row of parked cars on one side, is frustrating, especially in the summer months.

There is a perfectly pleasant panoramic bypass skirting Mellieha and linking St Paul’s Bay to Ghadira (sandy beach) and Cirkewwa (Gozo ferry).

The authorities (central and local, and wardens and traffic police) should encourage actively the diversion of traffic on to the bypass, and away from the congested centre of Mellieha.

Colonel (Retd) Dr Ethelwald Emilius

Vella MD

Manikata