Dubai Municipality has announced that it has completed the first phase of the Sewerage and Stormwater Network Development Project at Al Quoz Creative Zone in Dubai at a cost of AED250 million ($68 million). The total investment for the project is set at AED500 million ($136 million).

Once fully completed, the project will boast an integrated, adaptable and sustainable sewerage and stormwater system serving Al Quoz Industrial Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as the area located between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. It spans a total area of 1,600 hectares and covers more than 1,507 plots.

This project is part of the emirate-wide Sewerage System Development Programme, which aims to transform the system into a more sustainable, innovative, and efficient network. 

It also aligns with the Tasreef programme for stormwater drainage development, valued at AED30 billion ($8 billion) -  the largest unified stormwater collection system in the region and one of the most operationally efficient - designed to increase drainage capacity by 700 per cent for the next 100 years.

On the phase 1 work, the Dubai Municipality said it included the construction of sewerage and stormwater drainage pipelines covering 155 hectares and 123 plots.

Supporting the emirate’s sustainable sewerage infrastructure, Dubai Municipality delivered sewerage networks adding up to a length of 15km with pipe diameters ranging from 160 mm to 1,600 mm. 

The work also included the development of an integrated stormwater drainage network extending 14km, with pipe diameters ranging from 200 mm to 3,000 mm, it added.-TradeArabia News Service