The Minister of Infrastructure Development, Eng. Abdullah Belheif Al-Nuaimi, affirmed the ministry’s keenness to implement development projects according to the approved time plans, despite the spread of the Corona virus emerging (Covid 19), and the consequences left behind in the world.
He said, while looking at it remotely through video communication, on the implementation of a number of development projects supervised by the Ministry: “The UAE government confirms the continuation of development projects, achieving happiness, quality of life, and ensuring comfort and tranquility for the whole society, despite the urgent circumstances, which we pray to God to raise from us. As soon as".
He added: "The current circumstances will not stop us from continuing to play the role assigned to us, work, accomplish, develop and improve our services related to infrastructure and federal roads, and develop development plans that bring us closer to achieving the UAE vision 2021, reaching the percentage of 2071."
During the visual communication he collected and a number of Ministry officials supervising the implementation of development projects, he discussed the most important obstacles and solutions for a number of projects and ways of implementing them and completing them according to the approved time plans without delay, while ensuring the safety and health of project workers, by adhering to the instructions issued by the competent authorities In the country, take preventive and precautionary measures to counter the emerging corona virus.
The Minister pointed out that the leadership has developed during the past years solid scientific foundations and a developed system of government work, with the aim of serving the community, improving the quality of life, and achieving sustainable development, which is what we reap the fruits of at this critical stage, stressing the need for concerted efforts of all parties to continue to work to improve the level of government performance, And raise its efficiency and effectiveness in accordance with the best international practices followed in this field, and take advantage of current experiences and develop them for the post-"Corona" phase, which will be different from the previous one.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry supervises the implementation of five federal road projects within its investment program, including the Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Street project, in the center of Fujairah city, which has a completion rate of 88%, and it will be fully completed in the last quarter of this year.
The Ministry also oversees the implementation of the second stage of Kalba Street, where the percentage of completion of the road that reaches a length of seven kilometers, and connects the area of the navigation navigation border with the Sultanate of Oman to Khalifa bin Zayed Street in Fujairah, is 90%, while work is proceeding on the Khorfakkan Mleiha Road in its first stage According to what is planned, it will be delivered in the last quarter of this year, and it is a road that has the special characteristic of passing through a very difficult mountain range. The road connects the city of Khor Fakkan through its western street with Yabsa Khalifa Street and then the Maliha Street without crossing from the residential areas.
The Ministry also oversees the implementation of the works of the first phase of the Al-Ittihad Street development project, which includes the intersection of Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Ajman. The project is expected to be completed during the third quarter of this year. The completion rate of the second phase of the project to develop and raise the efficiency of the federal road «88 E» Sharjah - Al Dhaid - Masafi, from the Al-Bataeh road, reached approximately 58%, and it is scheduled to be completed during the third quarter of this year.