76% of Ha. Muraidhoo Harbour Upgrading Project completed

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has stated that 76% of Ha. Muraidhoo Harbour upgrading project has been completed.

MTCC also updated ongoing works stating that the third shipment of rock boulders required for the project has been delivered to the site and 90% of breakwater profiling work has been completed. Also, new entrance channel dredging work has been completed.

Under the project to upgrade Muraidhoo Harbour MTCC has to carry out new harbour basin dredging operation of 32,721 cubic meters, channel dredging operations of 3,817 cubic meters, construction of a 395 meter breakwater, a 202 meter revetment, 50 meter groyne, and a 212 meter L-section quay wall. In addition, reprofiling of 107 meter from existing breakwater, construction of a bridge connecting quay wall and breakwater, installation of navigation lights, installation of streetlights, and installation of 1,933 square meter harbour pavement will be undertaken.

The MVR 37.69 million project was contracted to MTCC by the Ministry of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on August 25, 2021, allocating a completion period of 365 days.

MTCC has been undertaking many development projects throughout the country including building roads, airports, land reclamation, shore protection, and harbours.

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