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Progress Report
As construction work on Bahrain Bay’s infrastructure comes close to an end, activity on Government infrastructure around Bahrain Bay is rapidly increasing.
Infrastructure contracts with a construction value in excess of BD150million (US$400 million) have been awarded in the last six months by Government Ministries and Agencies. These range from the North Manama Causeway with its major viaduct section, to water and electricity supply projects, to the award of the Northern Detour Road contract in November, which is Stage 1 of the King Faisal Highway upgrade.
The North Manama Causeway was awarded to the Belgium / Bahraini Joint Venture of Six Construct - Haji Hassan in July 2010 with a construction value in excess of BD100 million. The project involves the construction of a 4km highway of which 1.45km is on a viaduct and includes a bridge over the Bahrain Bay Canal. The projected construction period for the project is 3 years and it will be divided in to 3 sections. The causeway will provide 4 dedicated accesses to Bahrain Bay, three at-grade traffic light controlled junctions and a forth via a loop flyover. The loop flyover will bring traffic into Bahrain Bay from the North Manama Causeway at North Green Street near to the Arcapita Bank Headquarters.
Work on the BD184 million King Faisal Highway upgrade has also commenced with the construction of the Northern Detour Road and enabling works removing monuments and greenery in the surrounding areas of Bahrain Bay and the Diplomatic Area underway. The upgrade is part of a series of projects in Bahrain that is set to enhance the Kingdom’s infrastructure.
With regards to electrical works, the electrical network for Bahrain Bay is currently being reinforced by the construction of a 220kV substation in the same compound as the BSP and Arcapita 66kV substations, both of which were built and financed by Bahrain Bay and which were energized in mid-2009. The 220kV substation will provide all of Bahrain Bay’s future power requirements and will be connected through the BSP substation to all 4 of Bahrain Bay’s dedicated 66kV substations. The civil work on this substation commenced in September 2010 with electrical fit out due to start in April 2011 and energization scheduled to take place in Q4 of 2011.
In November 2008, a six month construction contract for a permanent potable water connection to Bahrain Bay from Hoora Tank, which is located near the Diplomatic Area, to a temporary connection point to the north of the King Faisal Highway was awarded to WDD. Unfortunately, due to the difficulties with the alignment of the pipeline, work on the connection only began in July of this year. However, since commencing works, a significant portion of the pipeline has been laid and the project is now scheduled for completion in Q2 of 2011.
Finally, on Bahrain Bay, infrastructure works on the two main North and South Islands are nearing full completion. The two 66kV primary substations of Shamal and Janoob are complete with Shamal energized and providing power to the development. The four pumping stations, potable water and sewerage, are undergoing final commissioning and both north island pumping stations will be in service in January 2011. The utility networks are completed with final snagging being carried out and the bridges across the Bahrain Bay Canal and connecting Bahrain Bay to the Four Seasons Hotel Island are complete apart from the completion of parapet erection.