Bridge survey to start on Friday, says Adeeb
19 Oct 2014, 5:40 PM
Daniel Bosley
A surveys for the Malé-Hulhulé bridge project will begin on Friday, Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb has revealed.
After signing an MoU regarding promotion of the ‘mega project’ during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinpeng last month, a team from China will arrive on Thursday to carry out the survey.
“After that, we will obtain the required finance for project and start practical work on the bridge,” said Adeeb, also Chair of the cabinet’s Economic Council.
“I see the survey starting within one month from signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese government as a huge victory,” he told Haveeru.
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