Al Fateh Street Development Project in full swing
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
The concrete pouring for the reverse circulation bridge at the entrance to Al Fateh Corniche has begun as part of Al Fateh Street Development Project. Excavation work has also begun in preparation for the start of tunnel development at the junction of Al Fateh Center.
This was according to the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Engineer Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf who visited the project’s site. He was accompanied on the visit by the Assistant Undersecretary for Roads, Eng. Kazem Abdullatif, Director of Roads Projects and Maintenance, Eng. Sayed Badr Al Alawi, and Samir Nass, representing a coalition of the Bahraini Nass Contracting Company and Huta Hegerfeld Saudi Arabia, and the project consultant, Parsons Company.
The visit was part of a series of events planned by the Ministry of Works to update the media on the project’s progress. Khalaf said that the main works of the project include the expansion and development of Al Fateh Street to four lanes in each direction with a length of approximately 3 kilometres, as well as the construction of a tunnel with three lanes in both directions with a length of 595 metres at the intersection of the Gulf Hotel to transport traffic between north and south on the ground level.
The project also includes the construction of a one-way flyover with two lanes for those coming from Manama to the north on Al Fateh Street towards Prince Saud Al Faisal Street, as well as the cancellation of the current traffic light at the intersection of Al Fateh Street and Sheikh Duaij Street to free up traffic and make it non-stop.
It also includes the building of a flyover with two reverse circulation lanes at the Al Fateh Corniche entry for northbound traffic. The ministry had already arranged the temporary works required for the building of the reverse circulation bridge without interfering with the number of lanes and traffic on this essential roadway.
It was aimed at providing a space to work on tunnel construction, beginning with piling works, in preparation for the start of tunnel excavation and construction works. The project works require the implementation of traffic diversions in several stages to reduce the impact on traffic movement due to the importance of this street and its impact on the Kingdom’s road network. The Minister added that the ministry has completed 31% of the construction of all the foundations and columns of the upper bridge for reverse circulation.
It is scheduled to open to traffic in the last quarter of this year. Work is also ongoing to lay the foundations for the one-way upper bridge at the intersection of Shaikh Duaij Street, which is expected to open to traffic by the second quarter of 2023.
The Al Fateh Street development project extends from Shaikh Hamad Bridge in the north to Mina Salman intersection in the south, and includes the development of the intersection of Shaikh Duaij Street, the intersection of the Gulf Hotel, Al Fateh Mosque and the Juffair intersection with the aim of providing smooth traffic in both directions.
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