AED700mn traditional market project approved for Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi / WAM

The Executive Committee of the Executive Council, headed by Saeed Eid Al Ghafli, Chairman of the Executive Office, has approved during its meeting a number of development and service projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi at cost of AED700 million.
The committee approved awarding the project to develop the traditional market to contractors based on a Musataha agreement valued at AED 700 million, including infrastructure work.
The project is located at Khor Al Maqta near the Mussafah Bridge, and its architecture is inspired by Emirati heritage. Its location is especially important since it has historical significance, therefore linking the market to the region’s traditions and customs.
The market, which will be linked to a new tunnel, extends over 248,000 m2 and 30% of its space will be used for cultural activities.
The project to develop the traditional market was approved based on a Musataha agreement concluded with the private sector. It forms part of the approach adopted by the Abu Dhabi Government to develop partnerships with the private sector, which it considers to be a vital sector and a key partner in the Emirate’s continuous development and progress. This approach is confirmed by the Abu Dhabi Plan that aims, among other things, to create an active private sector and leading investment opportunities by reinforcing the role of the private sector and regulating PPPs. The Plan considers that the strengthening of such ties is a priority as it benefits both the private and the public sectors.
The committee also approved awarding maintenance work, restoration work, and additions to internal roads in Khalifa City, Shakhbut City, Al Raha Beach and Al Falah to contractors. The project is valued at AED 27 million and includes regular maintenance work for roads, traffic signs, pavements, asphalt, etc. It seeks to reduce faults and maintain the quality of roads and their infrastructure in the area.
It approved several procedures to manage and reduce traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Abu Dhabi. These procedures include adding a new section at one of the intersections, expanding Al Dhafeer Street, providing parking spaces for broken down vehicles, developing a network of entrances and exists for the streets surrounding Al Bahr Towers, and prohibiting labor buses on all roads inside the Abu Dhabi island from 6:30 am to 9:00 am.
The committee approved the awarding of contracts to deviate the flow of wastewater in a number of pumping stations around the island to the strategic sewer tunnel after the stations are shut down. The project is valued at AED 33 million.
The project includes the expansion of the main wastewater networks in the city of Abu Dhabi through the establishment of secondary lines extending over 37 km. The new plan seeks to link the wastewater network on the island to the strategic wastewater tunnel currently being built, which will eliminate the need for 28 secondary pumping stations.
Linking the wastewater network on the island to the strategic sewer tunnel will help reduce the operational budget (as a result of eliminating the use of stations) and will save on maintenance and restoration costs. It will also solve the problem of bad smells coming out of the stations and the problem of surface wastewater.
The strategic tunnel will be one of the longest descending tunnel of its kind in the work. The project includes the construction of a deep wastewater tunnel (41 km long), of secondary wastewater lines (43 km), and of a main high capacity pumping station located at the end of the tunnel in Al Wathba. Water will be treated and resent to urban areas to be used for irrigation purposes.
The project will provide an effective eco-friendly and healthy system to manage the wastewater network and keep up with the development of residential and commercial buildings, and the population growth. It will provide alternative and green solutions by lowering carbon emissions and providing an average flow of wastewater of 800 m3/day. The project’s final capacity will be 1.7 million m3/day by 2030.
The committee approved a project to improve services linked to the water network in various parts of the city of Al Ain. The project includes the provision and installation of new domestic water meters, and the replacement of old connection lines and meters that serve 2,800 residential units. The project is valued at AED 26 million and seeks to improve water and electricity services provided to residents.
It also approved the work plan included in the semi-annual performance report of the Abu Dhabi Plan programmes. The report aims at following-up on the execution of projects approved for each program and includes a timeline, a budget, the project’s quality and suggested solutions and recommendations.
Based on this work plan coordinating entities working on the Abu Dhabi Plan will regularly meet with contributing entities to follow-up on the performance of each entity’s projects and programmes. A semi-annual performance report on the programme’s status will be submitted to the Executive Council.
The Emirate’s Plan is considered a translation and an updated reflection of the Emirate’s general policy. It includes 25 objectives and 83 government programmes aimed at achieving Abu Dhabi’s vision of continuing to build a confident and secure society and a sustainable, competitive and globally open economy. It is based on long term government objectives and related programmes, as well as KPIs that help regularly follow-up on the achievement of these goals on the government level.
The plan covers all aspects of
government work.