Road Development Corporation (RDC) has begun the fieldwork for the redevelopment of Ameenee Magu in Male’ City.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Minister of State for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Akram Kamaluddeen said the Government of the Maldives and Male’ City Council is united in the aim to redevelop Ameenee Magu. He said that differences of opinion should not hinder projects that benefit the public, and expressed his appreciation towards the government and city council for being able to settle their differences to begin the project.
The statement made by the state minister was related to an issue that arose after the Male’ City Council claimed the Ameenee Magu redevelopment project had already been signed with the council before the project was taken over by the planning ministry and re-contracted to RDC for a higher price. In response, RDC stated that it had not signed any agreements with the city council on redeveloping Ameenee Magu. The company noted the project is different from the Male’ Streetscaping Project signed with the city council, which involves refurbishing the streets of Male’ in 13 different zones. RDC said the new project signed with the planning ministry involves redeveloping Ameenee Magu under a whole different scope.
At the ceremony, the Mayor of Male’ City Dr. Mohamed Muizzu said the city council will give its support for the project, as the residents are greatly expecting the development of Ameenee Magu.
Ameenee Magu is one of the busiest roads of Male’ due to the high number of office buildings and schools, and is one of the few roads that run across the length of the capital. The road is in poor condition, which causes difficulties for vehicles and pedestrians using the road.
The contract for the redevelopment of Ameenee Magu was signed between the planning ministry and RDC on July 3. The project involves paving the whole 1.7km length of Ameenee Magu with asphalt and installing a new stormwater drainage system. The project was contracted to RDC at a price of USD5.5 million. The duration of the project is seven months.