UAQ industrial city gets new internal roads

Umm Al Quwain - To boost the northern emirate's economic boom

The emirate of Umm Al Quwain has seen a number of new internal roads extending over 8km at the UAQ industrial city.
The new roads are meant to secure an integral infrastructure meeting the latest and highest safety and security traffic standards for the city.
The move is expected to give a boost to the economic boom in the northern emirate, according to Musabih Humaid Musabih, director of the department of public works in Umm Al Quwain.
"The strategic location of the UAQ industrial city on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed road, and close to the airports, ports, and highways of the country, has turned it into a leading hub for investors."
The one and two-lane roads connects all parts of the city, he added. "They also link the city with the adjacent critical sites, ports and roads."
The department of public works here is also to plant and decorate all main roads of the emirate, Musabih pointed out.
"These include the King Faisal, Al Mualla, Uqba bin Nafea, and Abu Bakr roads, let alone the middle road islands in the main and internal roads of the emirate of Umm Al Quwain."
The department is to plant 1,000 trees in the middle road islands of all the roads of the emirate, he said. "These are added to 20,000 seedlings of seasonal flowers."
All the old interlock titles have been further replaced with new ones on many roads of the emirate, he pointed out.
"The department is to carry out a number of relevant development projects to cope with the urban, industrial, and commercial expansion of the emirate."
The traditional lights have been replaced with power-saving LED pulps, he said. "This is in line with the department's strategic plans to adopt sustainable and environmental solutions, preserve natural resources, and reduce power consumption." 
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