Bahrain plans three new flyovers
Manama: Three new flyovers could be built in Bahrain to help ease traffic congestion on some of the country's main roads following the approval by MPs during the last parliament session.
The proposed flyovers would go over roundabouts near Bahrain Gas, Salmabad, the Labour Ministry, Zayed Town, and the Al Alawi Shopping Complex in Nuwaidrat. A fourth flyover was suggested as a possibility over the clock roundabout in Riffa. The proposal for the flyovers is being forwarded to the Cabinet, which will take a decision based on its budget and timeframe.
Edicomsa, Intec to build tall tower
Manama: Edicomsa International and Intec Bahrain have signed an agreement with Le Papillon Promotions to build the tallest residential building in Juffair, Bahrain.
Under the terms of the agreement, Intec Bahrain is responsible for all of the architecture and design for the Le Papillon Tower. Edicomsa International is responsible for the engineering and construction of the luxury residential development project.
Intec will also liaise with Best Italian Interior Design (BIID) for the interiors of the project.
Bahrain plans $5m central market
Manama: Bahrain’s government has earmarked about BD2 million ($5.31 million) for a new central market in the Southern Governorate. The new 16,000 sq m market, proposed for the Hanninyah Valley, will also include a shopping mall similar to the Marina Mall in the Manama Central Market.
Once complete, the new market project will replace the current dilapidated East Riffa Central Market. The project is still under discussion by the Southern Municipal Council's technical committee, which believes that the cost could be more than that originally allocated.
Designs for the new market have been prepared by the Southern Municipality and work on the project will begin once it is approved by the council and granted the budget by the government.
Dulux records $52m in sales
Dubai: Dulux of ICI Paints achieved sales of over Dh192 million ($52.27 million) during the last year. It has projected sales volumes to reach Dh640 million by 2010. In 2005, the decorative paint market made up 90 per cent of ICI Paints' global turnover of Dh15.3 billion. "The total decorative paints market for the GCC, Levant and Yemen is estimated to be 485 million litres and, with the ongoing boom in construction and private property ownership, we expect to see year-on-year growth of more than 15 per cent," said Tony Myers, managing director of ICI Paints decorative licensing and export business.
