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Project Ahead of Schedule
01 Nov 2004
Reclamation work on The Pearl-Qatar , the US $2.5 billon man-made island being built offshore Doha, is running ahead of schedule, The Pearl-Qatar newspaper reported in October.
The first phase of reclamation work, which started in April 2004, is due for completion this month with some four million cubic metres of sand having been excavated and 1.7km2 of land reclaimed.
Qatar Dredging Company was awarded the 21 month contract to reclaim 998 acres of land which will make up the Pearl-Qatar.
The Pearl-Qatar is being reclaimed to 2.5m above sea level and in all, some 14 million cubic metres of sand being lifted for the project. The first phase of the marina is due for completion in late 2006 when the first investors are due to take up residency on this Riviera-style island.
