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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ae-nakheel-dubai-islands-western-shoreline-works-20261008",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ae-nakheel-dubai-islands-western-shoreline-works-20261008",
  "slug": "ae-nakheel-dubai-islands-western-shoreline-works-20261008",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-08",
  "sourceName": "Dubai Holding Real Estate / Nakheel",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.dubaiholding.com/en/media-hub/press-releases/nakheel-awards-marine-works-contract-to-upgrade-western-shoreline-at-dubai-islands-by-3km",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Infrastructure",
    "Marine engineering",
    "Construction",
    "Transport",
    "Dubai",
    "United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Nakheel awards Dubai Islands contract to upgrade 3 km of shoreline",
    "summary": "The planned works add 320 metres of beach frontage and upgrade about 3 km of western shoreline; completion is scheduled for Q4 2027.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Nakheel awarded Mar Marine & Building Contracting a marine and beach works contract for Island B at Dubai Islands on 8 October 2026. The scope adds 320 metres of beach frontage near Bay Villas and upgrades approximately 3 km of the island’s western shoreline; these are different measurements.",
          "The planned works include new breakwaters, removal of existing protective rock revetments, formation of a new beach, and refurbishment or remedial work at existing beach areas. Dubai Holding Real Estate scheduled completion for the fourth quarter of 2027; the release reports an award and planned work, not completed construction."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Dubai Holding Real Estate / Nakheel",
            "url": "https://www.dubaiholding.com/en/media-hub/press-releases/nakheel-awards-marine-works-contract-to-upgrade-western-shoreline-at-dubai-islands-by-3km"
          }
        ]
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