Minister of Construction and Infrastructure Dr. Abdulla Muththalib has announced plans to commence the development of roads in Male' City in the last quarter of this year.
In discussions with the media regarding the ministry's initiatives, Minister Muththalib revealed that while the initial plan was for the road development project to be funded by the government budget, a decision was made during President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's visit to China to execute the project with Chinese assistance, provided as free aid.
Minister Muththalib emphasised that despite previous design work, with the grant of Chinese aid, all contractual and administrative tasks will be undertaken by the Chinese agency.
Additionally, he stressed that the project includes enhancements to water and sewage systems, financed by the government's budget.
The modernisation of Male' City roads was initiated during President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's tenure as Housing Minister, with the initial focus on laying asphalt from the Male' industrial village to the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC). Despite previous plans to extend the asphalt to other roads, no further developments in accordance with modern standards have been made on Bodguthakurufaanu Magu.
Over the past two years, Ameenee Magu has been fully developed with asphalt.