Male’ City Council is set to re-open the region closed off in the outer lying Boduthakurufaanu Magu for the development of the Rasfannu Mixed Use Development Project, more commonly known as Coral Boulevard Project.

Male’ City's Deputy Mayor Shamau Shareef stated that they have addressed a letter to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, seeking to take down the wall put up to block the road. Shamau revealed that they are yet to receive a response.

Chang Hua Construction group, tasked with the construction of the Coral Boulevard which includes four 25 to 28 storey towers with residential bedrooms and hotel rooms as well as retail stores, is to move the development project to Male’s suburban extension Hulhumale, reports some media outlets and the President’s Office.

The delay is caused due to agreements made between the construction company and Housing Ministry, stated Shamau, adding that the road will be opened before the end of January.

One of the 100-meter-long towers are to be developed as a luxury hotel with 228 bedrooms. The hotel tower is to measure 8,600 square feet. The other three towers are to contain 533 residential flats ranging from two-bedroom to four-bedroom apartments. The second tower is to measure 10,000 square feet and the third to measure 13,000 square feet. The development project was to take up a plot of land measuring 70,000 square feet.

While the towers will be built around 15 percent of greenery, they are to contain recreational facilities such as swimming pools, a playground for children as well as a barbeque area.