
Minister of Works Eng. Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf visited Muharraq Ring Road Project (Phase 1) to inspect work progress, accompanied by the Acting Roads Assistant Undersecretary Eng. Kadhim Abdul Latif, the Acting Roads Projects & Maintenance Director Eng. Sayyed Badir Alawi and a number of engineers from the Ministry.
The Minister revealed that the project, which is funded by GCC Fund, was awarded to Saudi Eastern Trading & Contracting Group and the Bahraini Contractor Sayyed Kadhim Al Dirazi & Sons at a cost of BD5,063,237. Minister Khalaf commended the support extended to Gulf Fund projects from HH the Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa .
Muharraq Ring Road Project starts from the entrance to Galali and Amwaj and ends at Diyyar Al Muharraq entrance, passing through the entrances to Samaheej and Dair Villages. Work comprises of transforming the road from a single one way road to a double road with 3 lanes on each direction, with the possibility of adding a fourth lane in the future at the part located between the intersections of Galali and Samaheej at a length of 8.4km.
The project will provide a double high capacity road on the Eastern side of the island. Work also includes improving the intersections with Samaheej and Dair, installing safety barriers, lighting poles and traffic signals.
Phase 2 of the project includes constructing an extension to Muharraq Ring Road; connecting Busaiteen and Bahrain International Airport to Manama at the North Manama Causeway, in addition to expanding the road to a double road with many ways on each direction.
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