ADPD-The Green Party said the government is once again proving that it is in complete denial about the real causes of Malta's traffic crisis.

Instead of presenting a serious plan to reduce car dependency, Labour is recycling failed policies that have already consumed hundreds of millions of euro while making congestion worse, the party said in a statement.

ADPD said that "junction improvements", flyovers and road widening projects have been the centrepiece of Labour's failed transport policy for years. The result is evident to everyone: more cars, more traffic, longer commuting times, more pollution and a deteriorating quality of life. Repackaging the same failed policies as a new vision for mobility is dishonest and insulting to residents who experience traffic chaos every single day.

ADPD-The Green Party Deputy Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo and candidate on districts 7 and 11 said:"Robert Abela and Labour are refusing to be honest about traffic because they are unwilling to admit that Malta cannot solve congestion while continuing to encourage ever-growing car dependency. Every new road project generates more traffic. The government knows this, yet it continues pretending that more infrastructure for private vehicles will somehow solve the problem."

"While the government speaks vaguely about long-term transport systems and public transport reform, the immediate focus remains centred on facilitating more cars through major junction projects at Burmarrad, Paceville, Qormi and other choke points. This approach simply repeats the same mistakes that created the crisis in the first place. They are either clueless or being dishonest with people. In the process they are also laying to waste large areas of agricultural land."

"Malta urgently needs a completely different direction. Investment should prioritise reliable and frequent public transport, a Bus Rapid Transit system, dedicated bus corridors, safe cycling infrastructure, pedestrian-friendly urban centres and serious measures to reduce the number of cars on the roads. Public transport must become the easiest and most efficient option, not an afterthought attached to road-building schemes. While we support an increase in financial incentives for the purchase of electric bicycles, if roads aren't made safer, young people and others who would like to use alternative means of transport will hold back from making the shift. "