Khalifa City A gets more facilities

In implementation of the prudent vision of Abu government aimed at improving the quality of living for residents to bring it in line with highest metropolitan standards worldwide through nurturing a safe and secure community as well as a sustainable, open and competitive economy, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is moving forward with the construction of infrastructure projects at Khalifa City A at all levels, spanning public parks, storm-water drainage projects, pumping stations and street-lighting works across the city.

In doing so, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City adopts a strategy aligned with the directives of Abu Dhabi Government under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; and General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council.

Thanks to the unlimited governmental support to bolster the infrastructure, the municipality is always seeking to upgrade the infrastructure of the city in a way that fulfills the needs and expectations of the community and provides world-class services conforming to the vision of Abu Dhabi Government focused on the provision of a superior and safe living for all residents.

This drive also meets the futuristic vision of Abu Dhabi 2030 and the scale of the exponential growth rates experienced by the Emirate.

It also echoes the intention of Abu Dhabi to move forward towards realising its aspirations to provide the highest standards of living and services for the benefit of all citizens.

The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City would wish to commend the huge support accorded by the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, reflected in endorsing a massive budget for infrastructure projects at Khalifa City A as he is keen on broadening the growth and development drive to span the entire Emirate.

The Municipality is working tirelessly to implement a host of infrastructure projects in Khalifa City A; where construction rate has exceeded 80 per cent.

It is worth-mentioning that the City’s infrastructure projects portfolio includes the construction of pavements stretching more than 793 thousand longitudinal metres.

As for the rainwater drainage project at Khalifa City A, works include modifying the openings of more than 2637 existing manholes, constructing 2426 new manholes as well as 493 new inspection chambers, and extending pipes spanning more than 67 thousand metres.

Infrastructure projects penciled for construction at Khalifa City A include the construction of pumping stations including a pipeline extending 950 longitudinal meters with diameters ranging from 1400 to 2400 mm, in addition to the construction of 3 new pumping stations that will contribute to nurturing a safe environment capable of handling huge amounts of water and draining it at the highest global standards and specifications.

The municipality is also engaged in construction programmes and projects designed to rehabilitate roads at Khalifa City A, which involve street lighting works for 3000 poles or more, cables extending more than 116 thousand metres, and 77 light-feeding boxes.

The total area of Khalifa City A spans 22.9 square kilometres divided into 42 sectors comprising 3833 land plots, of which 3686 are residential land plots.

The number of land plots under construction is 2840 plots, and the number of commercial plots is 60 whereas the number of government and public plots reaches 87, moreover, the City includes 3 public parks.

The Municipality is pondering the construction of 4 new public parks at Khalifa City A; which comes in response to the wise Decision of the Executive Council to allocate a budget in support of the infrastructure projects at Khalifa City A to the order of 396 million dirham to keep pace with the demographic growth in the City and provide quality services to residents.

These projects conform to the best practices of conserving natural resources, protecting the environment, providing growth ingredients and improving the community’s living, social and cultural experience in order to provide decent living in keeping with the attention of our leadership to ensure the stability and welfare of residents; which will ultimately serve the objectives of Abu Dhabi Government to enhance the profile of the city at the regional, Arab and international levels.

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