New road project for Abu Dhabi

December 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min

A new US$307.5 million highway project is now underway in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2020. The project involves building a new road link from Umm Lafina and the Al Reem islands to the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Road. The work is being split into two separate contracts. One contract involves the construction of a 6.5km road connection from Al Reem Island and traversing Umm Lafina Island. This section will feature three lanes in either direction, as well as three bridges spanning the canals along the route. The other contract is for a 4km road connecting the south side of Umm Lafina Island with the Syeikh Zayed bin Sultan Road. The project also includes the construction of two additional bridges spanning canals along the route, as well as a new intersection.

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The INTERMAT Middle East event is being launched at a pivotal time of major infrastructure development in the region. As with most sectors, the highways industry has not had a fantastic 18 months in the Gulf. Not only has the recession impacted the delivery of projects across the board, GCC Governments' attention have been switching increasingly to rail, as plans to roll out a Gulf-wide rail system gather steam. GCC countries will invest over US$119.6 billion in infrastructure projects over the next decade