国际英语资讯:Hundreds march against controversial road upgrade plan in Malta
<p><span word="VALLETTA">VALLETTA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 28-- <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Malta">Malta</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mriehel">Mriehel</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saqqajja">Saqqajja</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 55 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="met">met</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sacrificing">sacrificing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 549 <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p>
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