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Bahrain to start construction on $13mn corniche project

22nd May 202321st May 2023 Construction Week

The corniche development will include the construction of a multi-million dinar expansion of a seafront mall Construction is scheduled to commence in December on the new state-of-the-art King Faisal Corniche project in Bahrain, which has a budget of $13.2 million. The Capital Trustees Board has approved the plans for the project, which will include family rest areas, investment spaces, light sports and cycling tracks, an open square, and a monument for the Supreme Council for Women (SCW). The Works Ministry will oversee the project on behalf of the Municipalities Affairs…

Oman’s $175mn botanic garden set to open by end of 2023

22nd May 202321st May 2023 Construction Week

The Oman Botanic Garden will have a range of tourist attractions such as cable cars, nurseries, visitor centre, research centre, field study centre, habitat gardens, and more. Oman’s Ministry of Heritage and Tourism is set to launch the first phase of Oman Botanic Garden – billed as one of the world’s largest such facilities – by the end of this year. Spread over a 4.3 million sq m area in the sultanate’s Al Khoudh region, the Oman Botanic Garden will have a range of tourist attractions such as cable cars,…

REVEALED: Meet the top 30 Saudi construction companies in 2023

26th April 202324th April 2023 Construction Week

EXCLUSIVE: This year’s list saw a number of new additions and rank changes thanks to the growing pipeline of projects and contract awarded last year The annual ranking of the top 30 Saudi Arabian construction contractors returns in 2023, profiling the biggest and most relevant firms in the kingdom. As delivery schedules intensify and work ramps up on the gigaprojects fuelling Vision 2030, Construction Week Middle East speaks to the companies helping to drive Saudi Arabia’s transition, via their work on thousands of project sites across the country. The list…