The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has announced that 46.58% of the Greater Male’ Connectivity Project (Male’-Thilafushi Link Project) has been completed.
The ministry stated that this crucial development project for the Maldives has seen significant progress over the past 52 weeks.
As of October 15 this year, 46.58% of the bridge work has been completed, compared to 28.70% completion at the same time last year.
The Thilamaale Bridge is a $500 million (7.7 billion rufiyaa) project. It is funded by a $400 million line of credit from India’s Exim Bank and a $100 million grant from the Indian government.
The project mainly consists of three bridges:
1. A bridge connecting Male’ and Vilimale’
2. A bridge connecting Vilimale’ and Gulhifalhu
3. A bridge connecting Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi
Additional components include:
– Construction of a ramp for vehicle traffic in Vilimale’
– Building a road for vehicle traffic in Gulhifalhu
– Land reclamation in parts of Vilimale’ and Thilafushi
According to the project information sheet, the total length of the bridge will be 6.9 kilometers.
