Preparations are in full swing to open the first phase of the East Hidd Town in Bahrain with the main construction work on 885 housing units having been completed, a report said.

 

“Work on the first phase known as Bu Shaheen Neighbourhood is nearing completion,” said Housing Minister Basem bin Yacoub Al-Hamer in a Bahrain News Agency report.

 

Work on infrastructure at the site has reached 90 per cent completion so far, the report said. 

 

“The rehabilitation of 498 land plots has also progressed tangibly reaching 88 per cent,” said Al-Hamer, adding that work to link the entrance to the first phase with the road network has so far reached 85 per cent. 

 

The minister made the statement as he paid a field visit to inspect the progress of work on the East Hidd Town project, accompanied by Assistant Undersecretary for Housing Projects Sami Abdulla Buhazaa and other officials and engineers. 

 

The visit aims to ensure the implementation of the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa last May to fast track work on the project. 

 

The East Hidd Town is one of the key housing projects aimed at constructing 25,000 units under the Government Action Plan (GAP).