TDIC: Enabling works at Saadiyat Lagoons ‘well underway’
Abu Dhabi developer expects to announce main construction works contract before end of 2016
Enabling works are well underway for the first phase of the Saadiyat Lagoons District in Abu Dhabi, the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has announced.
Western Bainoona Group for General Contracting LLC was awarded the contract, TDIC said, adding that it also covers ground improvements and site clearance, with the works scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2016.
Saadiyat Lagoons is the largest district on the island with 820 townhouses set in a gated community.
“We launched this project back in April of this year and works are on track in preparation for the main construction of the project,” said Sufian Hasan Al Marzooqi, chief executive officer at TDIC.
“The contractor has mobilised on site for the enabling works and we expect to announce the main construction works contract before the end of this year. Saadiyat Lagoons District is such a unique residential project within Saadiyat Island and we anticipate the interest to only increase moving forward,” he added.
Sufian Hasan Al Marzooqi
Homeowners at Saadiyat Lagoons will have access to a range of community facilities such as community pools and children playgrounds, including a dedicated convenience store, and access to a neighbourhood lagoon.
The project has been designed to encourage active lifestyles, with walking and cycling paths located throughout the district and horse-riding trails set alongside the mangroves area.
Along these diverse leisure elements, the district will also include two lifestyle and retail destinations: a town centre, which overlooks the central plaza, the central lagoon and a linear park, and, a waterfront village, located close to the water’s edge and easily accessible by the district’s various paths.
