KUWAIT CITY, Aug 4, (Agencies): Municipal authorities have signed the project of development of the western region, said Saad Al-Muhailbi, the director of structural planning of Kuwait Municipality.
Al-Muhailbi told KUNA on Saturday that the 13-month five-phase venture includes data gathering and analysis, planning studies, alternatives to structural planning, detail planning and final reports of the project.
The venture is being executed in the fifth region, located on the western territories of the country. The 2,396-sq-km area stretches along Al-Salmi road.
Moreover, it is aimed at specifying usage of plots, securing public utilities and planning for future construction.
Al-Muhailbi also indicated that the venture was part of a number of projects aimed at specializing plots for government departments.
Elaborating further, he indicated that geographical studies for some districts, namely Al-Salmiya, Al-Shuwaikh and Kuwait City, have been finalized.
Two projects outside the urban regions had finished, as well, he said, indicating that they were designed for securing more than 100,000 residential units, including 50,000 in northern Subbiah and 50,000 in northern Mutlaa.
Another study is aimed at developing the northern region, in addition to several other studies for multiple purposes such as developing Al-Jahra, Amghara and the east of the industrial zone in Amghara.
Meanwhile, Director of Execution at Ministry of Public Works Eng. Habib Al-Ali announced that the ministry will spend KD 82 million to complete the infrastructural works such as road maintenance, drainage systems, telephone and electricity services, and so on at nine areas before the end of this year, reports Al-Anba daily.
Eng. Al-Ali said these works have to be carried out at Wafra, Kabad, and Funaitees, adding that the drainage systems at Sa’ad Al-Abdullah, Jaber Al-Ahmad as well as along Fourth Ring Road, Mohammad Bin Al-Qasem Street, and coastal regions of Mahboula, North Sabhan, South Sabahiya and Beda’a require maintenance.
He indicated that the ministry will float the tenders of several projects after Eid Al-Fitr, affirming that road works form larger portions of the projects at hand.
He stated that the ministry will soon execute 13 projects in collaboration with the Central Tenders Committee, State Audit Bureau and the Ministry of Finance.