Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts joint venture has won a Dh3 billion ($816.6 million) contract from Mubadala Development Company for the design and construction of the new Zayed University campus in Abu Dhabi.

The project involves the design and construction of a new university campus on a plot of 75 hectares and a built-up area of 200,000 sq m to provide educational facilities to 6,000 students, and also for related faculty and support staff, said a Gulf News report.

The new campus will be located in New Khalifa City, near Abu Dhabi International Airport and will be part of the Capital District, one of the major strategic initiatives of the 'Plan Abu Dhabi 2030' Urban Structure Framework Plan.

The Capital District concentrates the government, academic and knowledge-based sectors, accommodating departmental offices and embassies, as well as national health and educational institutions.

The  work on the new project will start immediately and will be completed in July 2011.

The Al Habtoor Leighton Group's share is Dh1.5 billion in the Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts joint venture.