Abu Dhabi General Services, Musanada, has signed two contracts to build the $571m (AED2.1bn) Abu Dhabi-Dubai Road Project, in its first and second phases, with Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Establishment, Tristar Engineering & Construction, and Abu Dhabi Salini Costruttori SPA.
Mohammad Khalifa Al Fahed Al Muhairi, Musanada CEO, signed the two contracts with Ali Mohammed, of Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Establishment (for phase1), and Naji Al Harthi of Tristar Engineering & Construction (for phase 2) in a ceremony at Musanada headquarters.
The length of the new road is 62km and is an extension to Mohammad Bin Zayed St, from Saih Shuaib area, through Al Maha Forest to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). It merges with the Sweihan Road (E20).
The project will be completed within a span of 30 months.
Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Establishment will implement the first phase of the project at a cost of $353.9m (AED1.3bn), including a 34km road and three key junctions. It starts in Saih Shuaib area on the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and along with Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Street up to Al Ajban Street.
The second phase, to be built by Tristar Engineering & Construction and Abu Dhabi Salini Costruttori SPA at an approximate cost of $228m (AED840m), includes three key intersections between Al Ajban Street and Al Sweihan Road.
