The internal roads’ construction project in Fuvahmulah City is nearing completion.

This was revealed by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company on Tuesday.

As such, providing the latest update of the Fuvahmulah internal roads’ construction project via Twitter, MTCC revealed that the project is currently ongoing and has reached 86 percent progress so far.

The company revealed that the sub-base work has reached 92 percent progress, with the sub grade work having reached 66 percent completion by Tuesday.

Currently ongoing is the work to lay asphalt, which was commenced during September 2022.

Further, MTCC is also working on the streetlights’ installation component of the project, at the site.

Under the scope of the project includes sub-base preparation of 122,659 square meters, an asphalt wearing course of 95,239 square meters as well as a footpath preparation of 27,450 square meters.

Further, MTCC will be making road markings, installing streetlights and conducting storm water drainage work of 19,940 meters.

The project is valued at MVR 302.72 million.

The project will see the development of 31 roads with an overall length of 15,932 meters, according to MTCC.

MTCC was contracted the project by the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on 4 July 2019.

The project was mobilized on 23 July 2019.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during a visit to the south of Maldives in March 2022, announced several key development projects for Fuvahmulah City.

Assuring that his administration is committed to fulfil the development pledges made to the residents of Fuvahmulah during the presidential elections of 2018 as well as the parliamentary elections and local council election campaigns, President Solih shed light on the details of his development vision for the city.