Work on Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection Project is well underway, with overall 60% project progress, said the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC).

The Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection Project was awarded to MTCC by the Ministry of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure.

Updating the media on the project, MTCC said that the construction of the breakwater and existing groyne reprofiling works have been completed. Construction of revetment is currently ongoing, added the company.

Scope of works for the project includes; coastal protection and the construction of a concrete culvert on the causeway which connects Hoarafushi to the Airport.

The value of the project is MVR 90.5 million.