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Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipality & Transport is preparing to award the contracts for three packages for phase one of the Mid Island Parkway Project (MIPP), as part of the Plan Capital urban evolution programme.

"The project is in the final stages of negotiation and the three packages of the first phase are expected to be awarded soon," sources close to the project told MEED.

Phase one will start at the existing Saadiyat Interchange that will connect E12 to the MIPP and end with the recently constructed Um-Yifeenah Highway. 

It comprises a dual main road with a total length of 8 kilometres, including four traffic lanes in each direction, two interchanges, a tunnel and associated infrastructure works. 

MIPP phase one is further divided into packages 1A, 1B and 1C, which are being tendered separately.

Package 1A 

Package 1A includes a link between the existing Saadiyat Interchange and Saadiyat Island, which ends at the start of the tunnel in Section 1B.

The scope of work includes an interface with Saadiyat Interchange and existing and ongoing projects, including Saadiyat Lagoons, Saadiyat Reserves, American Community School and New York University, as well as the installation of street lighting works, a stormwater drainage system and pump stations.

Package 1B

Package 1B entails the construction of a cut-and-cover tunnel to cross the Khor Laffan Channel, which is the area between the Saadiyat and Um-Yifeenah islands. The 900-metre to 1-kilometre-long tunnel will be constructed on a design-and-build basis and will tie into packages 1A and 1C. 

Package 1C

Package 1C covers the construction works on the Um-Yifeenah Island side. The scope of work includes the construction of bridges and underpasses, highways and utility networks.

The project ownership has been transferred from Aldar Properties to the Department of Municipalities & Transport.

Previously, it was transferred from Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) to Aldar Properties, and the project was included in the Abu Dhabi Investment Office's public-private partnership project pipeline.

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