Major sewage project in Hidd Industrial Area in full swing

TDT | Manama

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The construction of the main sewage water carrier project in Hidd Industrial Area has achieved 30% completion rate. It is one of the major projects being carried out by the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.

The Undersecretary for Works Affairs, Eng. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Khayyat, said the project comes within the Ministry’s plan to implement the government’s program in developing sewage networks and providing infrastructure in various regions in the Kingdom, as well as in investment areas that support the national economy.

This project falls within the strategic national plan set by the Ministry for the Sanitation Sector, which is concerned with planning, developing and expanding networks and wastewater treatment systems in Bahrain in light of the rapid urban development. Eng. Al Khayyat stated that the project’s implementation work is going as planned, and he reminded those in charge of it of the need to maintain the same pace of work until the project is completed on time.

The project duration is 24 months, and implementation work began in September 2021. The project is projected to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the project timetable. According to Eng. Al Khayyat, the project includes the building of a major sewage conveying line with a total length of about 3.3 kms, of which 1.1 km will be performed by digging an open trench and the remaining 2.2 kms would be excavated. Three pumping stations will be re-established using Micro Tunneling equipment.

The installation of main sewage network pipes using the open-drilling technique on Road No. 1545 and 1550 had already been completed. Experiment excavations were also carried out to complete the column location prior to beginning the excavation operation utilising the deep digging technique and diverting the network.

Existing rainfall drainage is incompatible with the building of project manholes, the installation of manholes on Road No. 1546, and the completion of preceding concrete pouring works to create sewage drainage holes on Route No. 1510. Eng. Al Khayyat emphasised the goal of the project, which is to achieve sustainable development for this sector in the Kingdom and to provide the best services for all regions.

The project will also contribute to reducing the operating and maintenance costs of old pumping stations, in addition to raising the capacity of the sewage network from 2,300 cubic metres per day to approximately 24,000 cubic metres per day in order to serve the current and future industrial facilities in the region. The tender for the project was awarded by the Tender and Auctions Board to Abdulhadi Al Afwa LLC, at a cost of BD3,285,603.