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Council reviews memo for Abu Dhabi airport expansion
General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces yesterday chaired a meeting of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
- WAM
- Published: 00:30 February 29, 2008
Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces yesterday chaired a meeting of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The council reviewed a memorandum by the supervision committee for the expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport and approved its 2008 budget allocations.
It also approved a memorandum by the Finance Department and requests for financial facilities and a memorandum by the Department of Municipal Affairs on awarding contracts for the development of Al Salam Street and the Ring Road in Abu Dhabi.
The project involves construction of a four-lane dual carriageway tunnel from Mina Road to Al Salam-Al Falah intersection, as well as a tunnel linking Al Salam with the Corniche road.
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