May 19
Mafraq to Ghweifat Border Post Highway Opened to Traffic
Mafraq to Ghweifat Border Post Highway Opened to Traffic
L&T     Construction’s Transportation Infrastructure business achieved a major milestone recently with the opening of Section 4A, part of the Mafraq to Ghweifat Border Post Highway on January 24, 2018, under the auspices of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Department of Transport. 

Other dignities present on the occasion included Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Director of East Asia and Pacific Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Flight, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and other dignitaries. L&T was represented by Mr. D.K. Sen, Whole Time Director & Senior Executive Vice President (Infrastructure) along with Mr. Shrinath Rao, Vice President & Head - Transportation BU (Middle East), Mr. A. Chattopadhyay, Head - Operations (International), Mr. Naim A A Al Muhandes, Project Director and Mr. S.K. Shukla, Project Manager.

The 327 km long highway, connecting Mafraq with Ghweifat Border Post, will ease access to Saudi Arabia Border, Industrial Centre in Ruwais and some tourist and commercial locations. The new road christened ‘Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road’ has been raised to avoid the possible impact of flooding while helping to drain rainwater and boost the road capacity to withstand the expected increase of traffic.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan expressed his happiness with the project’s performance and said that the opening of the Mafraq to Ghweifat Border Post Highway is a great addition to the land transportation in the UAE. The client and government officials appreciated the project teams of all packages for their impressive performance and commitment to achieve the milestones on time.