A park-and-ride facility linked to the Marsa junction project was launched on Thursday, with Transport Minister Ian Borg urging commuters to embrace intermodality to tackle congestion problems. The facility, located close to the Labour Party’s media arm One Productions, comprises of 380 parking spaces with access to a pedestrian bridge, cycle lane and bus stops. Photo: Jonathan Borg The minister said the area catered for 70 bus routes, making 60 voyages in both directions every hour. It presently carries some 1,300 commuters every hour through the junction. “We were obliged by the European Commission to have at least 200 parking spaces to accommodate for park and ride commuters, but we opted to almost double the number to ensure that parking spaces taken up by people who park and remain in the area are not obstructing commuters who opt for intermodality,” Borg said.