Demolition and excavation works shall be prohibited from selected touristic areas between 15 June and 30 September 2025.

This initiative, which is being coordinated between the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), takes into account the inconvenience that construction sites cause on surrounding residences and hotels.

The enforcement of Subsidiary Legislation 623.08 (third Schedule 1c) is one way of alleviating the inconvenience that construction sites cause both on the tourism industry and on the number of Maltese families moving to live in these areas.

The demolition and excavation phases at a construction site are an inconvenience to the surrounding residences. Any illegal demolition and excavation works carried out in the said days in the identified localities and streets, may be reported to the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on number 138 for both Malta and Gozo, during and after office hours.

The MTA is the competent authority which identifies localities and roads where demolition or excavation works cannot be carried out. The MTA reserves the right to change or amend the list of roads as it deems necessary.

One can view the full list of localities and roads where demolition or excavation works are prohibited during the summer months on the MTA website: www.mta.com.mt/en/summerbreaktime2025