It is a place where contrasts come together to beautiful effect, and create a world full of richness and unique experiences. It is a place where a lifestyle we aspire to and a holiday we long for become reality. It is a place where the buzz of a world-class city meets the beauty and tranquility of an island.
Located on the south coast of Bahrain, this 21 km² master development has been created across a cluster of 15 spectacular islands. Durrat Al Bahrain is located 54 kilometers (33.7 miles) from Bahrain’s International Airport and is accessible by a two-lane highway linking it from Manama, which enables residents and visitors to drive to Durrat Al Bahrain in around 35 minutes.
The new highway, the King Hamad Highway will also link to the proposed new causeway between Bahrain and Qatar. Currently under construction, the new 45km causeway will permanently link Bahrain and Qatar and will be the world’s longest causeway. The causeway will comprise a number of bridges combined with roads constructed on dams and will be a natural extension of the King Fahd Causeway that connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, thus linking the entire region.
Upon completion, Durrat Al Bahrain is destined to become the region’s most prominent seaside resort city, putting Bahrain firmly on the upscale-tourism map.
• Challenges Faced in preparing the Project Design- Determining of the final reclamation at +2.6mCD
- Removal of unsuitable material from south Crescent and Hotel Island with limitation on removing excessive quantities at minimum costs
- Beach design from limited resources of sand.
- Value engineering exercise carried out for an economic use of rock resulting in the use of 15 different grades of armor and under layer rock.
- Use of three different grades of geotextiles in respect of different grades of rock.
- Design of Toe Bunds and Groynes
- Final p 560 lot levels in relation to perimeter rock revetment levels
Increase in the sea bed levels due to dredging from north borrow areas required a redesign.
From the outset, maintaining an environmental balance was an important criterion of the Durrat al Bahrain scheme. We commissioned Atkins, an internationally recognized environmental consultant to provide environmental and ecological expertise. They meticulously undertook both marine and land development Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in accordance with Environmental Authorities stipulations.
EIAs assess all impacts relating to the design, construction and long-term existence of the project, and identify measures to protect and mitigate any adver 560 se consequences on the local environment.
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