Construction of key highway to East Sitra on track for scheduled completion
The ministry is working towards implementing the goals of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030
Ibrahim bin Hassan Al Hawaj, Bahrain’s Works Minister, carried out an inspection for the first phase of construction of the roads leading to the city of East Sitra, to review the latest developments of the project.
According to a Bahrain News Agency report, Al Hawaj affirmed that the ministry is working to keep pace with the Kingdom’s urban and investment development. He pointed out that the ministry is providing integrated infrastructure in a way that contributes to achieving development goals.
Furthermore, the ministry is working towards implementing the goals of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, and strategies for developing local planning, and facilitating the movement of citizens, residents and visitors to the Kingdom, the report added.
The multi-million-dollar East Sifra Town project will see the construction of a four-lane highway being built in both directions. As part of the project, a 50m-wide second sea crossing will be developed at the northern port of the city, in addition to a 55m-wide second sea crossing at the southern port.
In early January 2023, Bahrain invited developers to bid for the construction of 700 residential units and, later, Naseej announced that it had appointed CBRE to manage and lease retail for CanalView on Dilmunia Island.
The highway will be connected to Bahrain’s main road network via Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh Street Highway in the north, passing through Highway 1, and from there to the intersection of BAPCO Depots in the South.
According to local media reports, work on Phase One of East Sitra Town project is on track, and the development is set to become the fifth residential city in the Kingdom. It will contain 3,300 housing units, which will be constructed over three phases, at a total cost of US $685.2mn.
The megaproject has been designed to accommodate up to 20,640 people, and will include schools, kindergartens, nurseries, public parks, children’s playgrounds, amongst other facilities. Also included will be a 6.2km long beachfront, with 13km of cycling tracks, and a further 120km of pavements for pedestrians.
In late January 2023, authorities said that secondary infrastructure works began at key plots in Diyar Al Muharraq.
