The government has decided to build 1 million new housing units as part of its 2010-2014 development plan, government spokesman Ali al-Dabagh said. Dabagh said the government hoped the project will ease the current housing crisis when completed. He said flats will be sold to the public at affordable prices and in easy-to-pay installments. He […]
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Initial Designs Made for 6th Mosul Bridge
Initial designs have been made for the sixth bridge in Mosul City, which will carry an estimated cost of 55 billion Iraqi dinars, a local official said on Thursday. “The bridge will encircle the city from the northern al-Rashidiya area to the western Mushayrafa,” the head of the Roads and Bridges Department in the province, […]
52 International Firms Want to Rebuild Sadr City
Fifty-two specialised international firms are willing to participate in the project to rebuild Sadr city in Baghdad, according to a press release from the office of Baghdad's Mayor, on Wednesday. “The project’s first stage consists of building 75 thousand housing units,” said the release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It said that in addition […]
Construction Projects in Baghdad
Construction in Baghdad might be hindered if the authorities did not deal with the financial budget in the right way, said Baghdad governor Salah Abdul Razzak during a meeting he held on Tuesday. Abdul Razzak talked over ways of speeding up infra-structure projects in the poor regions. ( Al SumariaTV )
New Bridge and Public Health Centre in Najaf
A new vehicular bridge has just been opened to connect with the Al MahajeerAl GharbiahPublic Health Center in Najaf. The recently completed public health center is expected to improve health care for local residents and could serve an estimated 10,000 Iraqis from the region. The vehicular bridge will increase access to the new health center […]
New Bridge for Pedestrians in Nasseriya
Work has started to construct a bridge for pedestrians in Nasseriya city. “The bridge will cost ID317 million,” Eng. Abdilkareem Qaiss Abdilkareem, the Thi-Qar roads and bridges director, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Tuesday. He said that the bridge will be finalized in 150 days. Nasseriya, the capital city of Thi-Qar province, lies 380 […]
$20m for 2nd Stage of Road Project
The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has allocated 25 billion Iraqi dinars (about $20m) for the second stage of a road project linking Diwaniya to Samawa, according to Aswat Al Iraq. During its session on 29th Dec 2009, the Iraqi cabinet agreed to earmark ID61 billion (about $51m) for the project, which is being carried out […]
New Bridge in Najaf
Najaf Governor Adnan al-Zorfi laid on Thursday the foundation stone of a new bridge in the province, a local official said. “The total cost of the bridge is ID23.9 billion,” Eng. Husham Mohammed Mahmoud, the director of Najaf Municipality, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the project will be finished in 27 months. […]
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Babylon Establishes Housing Commission
Babylon has demanded the formation of a special committee in the province to develop solutions to problems and obstacles faced by the Commission for the allocation of land for housing projects. Head of the Commission, Alaa Harba, said in a statement that the Authority had discussed at its last meeting held in the presence of […]
Residential Compound’s Cornerstone Laid in Nassiriya
The cornerstone of the investment al-Ahrar residential compound was laid in northern Nassiriya city on Tuesday, according to the media director of the implementing company. “Thi-Qar governor, Taleb Kazem al-Hassan, laid the cornerstone of the project in north of Nassiriya on 32,000 donums and with a total cost of $160 million,” Abduljabar al-Hamdi told Aswat […]
Permits Given to Baghdad Projects
Several companies working in the fields of housing, tourism and hotels have been given investment permits to carry out several projects in Baghdad. “Eight investment permits have been given to a number of companies. Housing projects were given a priority,” the Investment Commission in Baghdad said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. […]
Permit Given for Shopping Complex in Basra
The investment commission in Basra has given an investment permit to establish a shopping complex in the north of the city at a total cost of $3.27 million U.S. dollars. “The project will be carried out in al-Madeena district (100 km north of Basra) on an area of 3,309 square meters,” an official from the […]