# Nakheel awards Dubai Islands contract to upgrade 3 km of shoreline

> The planned works add 320 metres of beach frontage and upgrade about 3 km of western shoreline; completion is scheduled for Q4 2027.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-08
- **Original source:** [Dubai Holding Real Estate / Nakheel](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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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.

[Dubai Holding Real Estate / Nakheel](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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