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RTA awards Deira Palm bridge project deal

DUBAI, February 28, 2016

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it has awarded a Dh150 million ($41 million) contract for the construction of a temporary bridge to Deira Palm Islands and to open a new waterway underneath it.

Deira Islands project, which is developed by Nakheel, is the new waterfront of Dubai, comprising four man-made islands reclaimed from the Arabian Gulf across the stretch of Deira Beach spanning a 17 million sq m area.

The project, which is considered the biggest development project undertaken in Deira, encompasses the construction of hundreds of hotels, hotel apartments, multi-purpose buildings and marinas.

The area is expected to be inhabited by about 250,000 persons, and accommodate about 80,000 employees.

The Deira Palm Island Entrance Bridge Project involves the construction of a temporary entrance to Deira Islands and opening the waterway underneath the bridge to serve the Marina and the new Fish Market, stated Mattar Al Tayer, the director-general and chairman of the RTA board, after inspecting it.

Nakheel started the infrastructure and maritime works on the Islands by completing the entrance to the western bridge and linking it with Al Khaleej Road in the direction of the new marina and the fish market at the extension of Abu Baker Al Siddique Road starting from the R/A at the intersection of Al Khaleej Road.

The project also includes opening the waterway by removing about two million cubic meters of drilling materials at the three reclamation points, and constructing the side walls of the canal up to the marina of the new Fish Market, besides carrying out lighting, sewage and asphalt works, protecting and shifting the existing utility lines, and extending service lines via the bridges.

Once the project gets completed, it will have three main entrances, two at intersections with Al Khaleej Road with Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, and Al Quds Road, while the third extends from Al Mina Road parallel to Rashid Port.

On the project progress, Al Tayer said about 20 per cent of the project work has been completed with 320,000 cu m of earth materials removed from the filling areas, and the 32-m-wide temporary water canal being opened.

Construction works have exceeded 22 per cent on the bridge, and construction works in the project are expected to be completed in the last quarter of this year, he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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