Yanbu Waterfront ready by 2013
Royal Commission for Yanbu says project will attract tourism to the region
The Yanbu Waterfront Project is expected to complete construction by the year 2013, the chief executive of the Royal Commission for Yanbu, said on Wednesday.
Dr Alaa bin Abdullah Nassif said that infrastructure of the third phase of the project was being designed to accommodate hotels, tourism villages, water gardens and public facilities, he said in a report by Zawya.
Spread over an area of 11km2, the Yanbu Waterfront Project is designed to attract tourism to the region, as well as provide leisure facilities for visitors to Yanbu Industrial City.
Development will include land preparation and levelling, building roads and parking, as well as potable water supply, irrigation and drainage systems. Telecom and power supplies will also be installed.
The Royal Commission has invested more than $399mn into the setting up of infrastructure for the Waterfront Project, which will overlook the Red Sea.
Dr Nassif added that the Commission would inject more investment into the project, when needed.
