Posts Tagged ‘construction’
April 28, 2011
I have been neglecting this blog for sometime now… It’s funny how the nearest of things can feel like the furthest. I often remember to post an update as I’m boarding a flight out of Kuwait. Then I get too busy when I come back home.
There are so many changes to the area with roads, footpaths, road signs and even newly finished houses. New mosques are nearing completion and many gardens are also taking shape.
The most recent update which I could not ignore is the testing of the street lights earlier today. It looks like the final set of street lamps will be switched on this week. It will feel very different – I remember when phase 1 was switched on back in December 2007.
Posted in Before & After, Development, Major Milestones | 1 Comment »
Tags: construction, kuwait, mangaf, street lights, الكويت, المنقف
November 3, 2010
It took me a while to realise what the mess was near the exit from 30. This is the largest diversion I’ve seen on a highway outside downtown Kuwait City. I think it will be a challenge for sometime. The plans for the bridge sound very exciting though, so it will be worth the wait.
The funny thing is that the project will take as long as we’ve been waiting for it. I first mentioned it in 2008 here, and again last year here.
Posted in Major Milestones, News | 4 Comments »
Tags: 30, bridgw, construction, highway, kuwait, mangaf, road, roads, الكويت, المنقف
August 29, 2010
When they started paving the footpaths last winter, I was disappointed to see no space left for trees and shrubs on the main routes. Over the past two weeks, they’ve dug out the blocks in the middle of the wider paths and set up the borders for plants in the future.
I can’t believe that something this simple is not taken into account the first time round. I am happy however that it wasn’t overlooked altogether.
Posted in Before & After, Development, Frustration | 1 Comment »
Tags: bad, construction, green, houses, kuwait, mangaf, mangaf.net, planning, road, roads, trees, الكويت, المنقف
August 29, 2010
Looking fuller and more like a typical Kuwaiti suburb, Google Earth have updated again recently and the above is the current view. No new roads are visible, which means the next update will look much more complete. There are signs of the preliminary work done on the main routes.
If you’re interested in how it looked before, click here for how it looked in March 2007; and here for February 2009.
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Tags: construction, google earth, hilton resort, houses, kuwait, mangaf, mangaf.net, road, roads, الكويت, المنقف
July 3, 2010
With the terrible weather and the extra heat associated with road-surfacing, there has been a lot of activity at night recently. I took these shots outside our house a couple of nights ago. They started working around midnight and finished just before 4am.
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Tags: builders, butumen, construction, houses, information, kuwait, mangaf, road, roads, street lights, surfacing, tarmac, الكويت, المنقف
