Opposition Leader Alex Borg said that Malta's traffic problem has become a burden on families, businesses and people's daily lives, as he outlined a Nationalist plan to introduce mass transport within five years and implement immediate measures to ease congestion.

In a video message on social media on Thursday, Borg said that traffic is no longer merely a source of daily stress and frustration, but has developed into a wider problem affecting the country.

"The time has come for you to take your time back," he said.

Borg said that every day, people are losing valuable time on the roads, while the government has spent years discussing mass transport without delivering results, and the people are paying this price.

Borg also criticised the government for what he described as a lack of direction, saying that even Ministers are not aligned on how to address traffic.

"Not even government members agree among themselves on the plan to reduce traffic, because while the Prime Minister says one thing, his Ministers say another, including the Minister who is supposedly responsible for the financing of the mass transport project," he said.

Borg added that Malta remains among the most congested countries.

"Year after year, the country remains stuck, and Malta today has the highest traffic congestion in Europe and the second highest in the world," he said.

Borg said the Nationalist Party has a clear plan for the sector and is committed to delivering it.

"By contrast, the PN knows exactly where it wants to go in this sector and is determined to get there," he said.

He said that within its first 100 days, a Nationalist government would launch the implementation framework for a mass rapid transport project, with the first line expected to begin operating within five years.

In the meantime, Borg said immediate measures would be introduced to ease traffic.

These include incentives to increase remote working wherever possible, while maintaining productivity, better organised collective transport, and ensuring that priority lanes function effectively.

"For the PN, traffic is not an excuse. It is a challenge we must solve and an opportunity to build a country that works better and lives better. The time has come for you to take your time back," Borg said.