Access Link Road to Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, on Bubiyan Island

The project’s scope of work involves constructing, completing, and maintaining the Access Link Road to the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port on Bubiyan Island in the North East of the Country. The project covers the construction of a 7 km road network, including other associated facilities, to link Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port’s first phase to the present road network in the Bubiyan Island. The project also includes and entails the construction of a quay wall, reclamation and dredging of the service harbor, and construction access, berth, link channel, and access channel.

Bubiyan Island is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain, situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf. The state of Kuwait is improving its transportation infrastructure by developing the world-class Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port on Bubiyan Island to manage the increasing movements of containers and other freight in and out of Kuwait. The seaport will also provide a gateway for moving goods northwards to its neighboring countries that do not have direct access to the Arabian Gulf.

Encardio Rite was awarded the contract for a complete monitoring program for the project. List of instruments included:

• Settlement point
• Magnetic extensometer
• Standpipe piezometer
• Inclinometer
• Piezometer