A Diary of a New Town
Good news.
According to our Parliament Website, MP Salem Al Namlan has suggested a police station for Mangaf. This comes as the population density increases etc etc.
This is good. I believe the large Co-Op area currently under development – see here - will probably include the station.
The clearing has begun, and they were hard at work this morning moving excess sand from the major routes. It’s being dumped in the huge open area in Block 1.
With the works beginning around Mangaf to connect us to the road network, I thought I should capture a few shots of how life is today. People have created neighbourhoods, driveways and even gardens before any sign of planning. This relative feeling of stability is about to be disturbed for a while, with all the digging and construction, before leaving a clean finished look for the final phase of this town.
I came across this Facebook group for users of the Hilton in Mangaf. Whilst it doesn’t have much information of events, it does have a fun feel and there are many members. It hasn’t been updated for some time – but they may post some interesting news/information about the place.
Check it out by clicking here.
It looks like something is about to finally happen. Saturday (we don’t know which one but possibly the day after tomorrow) this ‘road’ will be closed. It’s the main entrance to Mangaf from the North at the exit from the highway.
