New road link for emirates

The UAE Ministry of Public Works and Housing has finalised the design of a new road linking Sharjah with Ras Al Khaimah through Ajman.

The first phase of the highway alone will be constructed at the cost of Dh300 million ($81.68 million). The new road will run parallel to the old one, reducing the traffic load on it, said Ibrahim Al Wahabi, acting director of roads projects.

"The project will be completed in two phases. The first, 27 km long, will start from the Industrial Area in Sharjah to Ajman in the north-east. Then it will connect with the Sharjah-Ras Al Khaimah Road, 10 km from Umm Al Quwain interchange. Five interchanges will be built on this highway," he said.

As part of this project, the ministry will renovate the existing Sharjah road which goes up to Al Shouhada roundabout in Ras Al Khaimah.

Al Wahabi explained that in the second phase, a 90-km road will be constructed starting from Al Sajhah-Al Khawaneej interchange in Dubai, extending from Sharjah-Al Dhaid to Ras Al Khaimah-Al Rams.

Panel to study housing tenders

Manama: The Housing and Construction Committee has set up a subcommittee to study tenders for a new housing project in Bahrain.

At a meeting chaired by Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the committee opened tenders in the presence of representatives of international consulting companies bidding for the project.

The subcommittee, which will study the tenders and submit recommendations to the committee, is chaired by the undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and National Economy.

The meeting also reviewed urban development along the coast and a housing and agriculture minister's report on the means of preserving seafront properties.

Dubai school takes final shape

Dubai: Work on the Dh35 million ($9.53 million) Dubai Technical School in Al Mouhaisna is expected to be completed this month.

The campus, which is being built for the Ministry of Education and Youth, will have five buildings Ñ one each for mechanical, civil and electronic engineering and the other two for administration and services.

The construction work began about a year ago.

Work ends on new hotel

Manama: Work on the BD4 million ($10.61 million) Ramee International Hotel has been completed and the hotel is scheduled to open in Juffair, Bahrain, shortly.

The 10-storey hotel has 105 rooms and suites. It has a banquet hall, a conference room, health club, business centre and swimming pool among other facilities.