Abu Dhabi's KPIZ remains on track

Abu Dhabi Ports Company's executive vice president - ports unit, Tawfiq Yousef Al Mubarak, has announced the project remains on schedule to meet its 2030 completion date following an earlier extension from 2028.

ADPC's Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ) has an estimated cost of US$ 24 billion. The Port and the Industrial Zone are being developed separately.

Khalifa Port is being built offshore and connected to the onshore industrial zone by a 4 km-long bridge/causeway. Developed in five phases it will include a container handling terminal and piers for handling raw and bulk cargos.

The Port will replace Abu Dhabi's largest existing port, Mina Zayed by 2012. The Mina Zayed port will then be redeveloped into a residential and commercial area.

Khalifa Industrial Zone is being developed in two areas, A and B. Area A (50 km2) includes a port, medium and heavy industry and trade and logistics areas.

Area B (95 km2) includes residential, commercial, retail, heavy industry, medium and light industry, high technology and trade and logistics areas.

Bechtel Corporation is managing construction of KPIZ, Han Padron is the master plan consultant for the offshore work, EIA is the master plan consultant for the onshore work and Arab Centre Engineering Service (ACES) is working on the onshore geotechnical investigations.

Area A's four main infrastructure contracts are expected to be awarded later this year with completion due in 2012.