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Article: UAE: Construction start-up on planned $800,000,000 airport project is tentatively scheduled to begin in March 2004, WIGGINS GROUP [UK] - Order #: 074403.
- Article from:
- WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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PROJECT OVERVIEW:
UK-based WIGGINS GROUP recently submitted at draft master plan regarding the construction of the Ajman Airport in the UAE and, now has the go-ahead to develop the detailed design of the project.
Construction plans under consideration call for building an airfield that will have: - A 4,000 meter-long runway; - 2 taxiways; - Maintenance hangars; - A general aviation lounge; - A royal lounge.
In addition, the development project spread out over about 8 kms of land, envisions the construction of: - 20 to 30 boutique hotels; - Resorts; - Residential and tourism facilities; - A commercial and light industrial zone that will feature ...