Discussions on the Middle East Region’s Construction Projects and Innovative Technologies

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Fleming Gulf will organize Roads, Bridges and Tunnel Middle East Conference, the inaugural infrastructure event housing the region’s leading infrastructure professionals, contractors, and material suppliers, discussing the emerging opportunities and challenges that the Infrastructure sector is facing in the Middle East Region.

Fleming Gulf is back with the second in the series of Transport Conferences, Roads, Bridges and Tunnels, 2011, due to take place on 7th and 8th of February in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Billions of dollars are being spent on construction in the Middle East, making this its largest sector. Roads and bridges are vital to every community serving as arteries for goods transportation and people movement. An appropriate and efficient network of roads, bridges, and tunnels, intelligently engineered to reduce congestion and accidents, is of central importance to economies across the globe. It is thus important to ensure the highest degree of efficiency, at the lowest possible cost, when planning such projects.

In the words of Dr. Mostafa A. Hassanain, Head, Bridge & Flyover Projects, Road Projects & Maintenance Directorate, Ministry of Works Manama, Bahrain, “Bridge construction in the Gulf has been for the most part very traditional, mainly using cast-in-place concrete. Precast segmental concrete construction brings in significant benefits such as speed of construction and high quality. Although this technology has been in use in many parts of the World for decades, its use in the Gulf has been very limited. A paradigm shift is needed to enable bridge owners in the Gulf to take advantage of these benefits.”

Through this conference, Fleming Gulf provides construction professionals with an excellent platform to meet government bodies, transport authorities, consultants, contractors, material suppliers and all the relevant players from the industry at its upcoming Roads, Bridges & Tunnels Middle East 2011. All who are keen to learn innovation in construction technologies and material, will be present. Specialists will answer queries and discuss regional opportunities and challenges.

Some of the Key Speakers at the conference include Eng. Ahmed Saleh Al Sayari, Head of Projects Execution Section Internal Roads & Infrastructure Division Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, Rania G. Zayed, Advisor to the Minister , Director, PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt, Eng. Sulaiman Abdelrahman Al Harjiri, Head of Major Roads & Highways, Directorate of Public Works, Sharjah Government, U.A.E and Dr. Mostafa A. Hassanain, Head, Bridge & Flyover Projects, Road Projects & Maintenance Directorate, Ministry of Works Manama, Bahrain.

Topics discussed will include Status Check - Existing & Future Roads, Bridges & Tunnel Projects, Technologies and High Performance Material: Improved Durability & Structural Efficiency, Planning & Development - Role of Transport Master Plans & Vision of Authorities, Reviewing the Making of Iconic Structures, Evaluating the Safety & Serviceability of Existing Structures and much more.

Fleming Gulf, with its rich history of producing industry specific conferences worldwide, would like to encourage all who are interested to take advantage of this great learning experience and networking opportunity by visiting the company website or contacting Natasha Jiandani on +919844766782 for more information.