Minister of Construction Dr Abdulla Muththalib and the High Commissioner of India to Maldives Munu Mahawar went on a site visit to the ThilaMale’ Bridge currently ongoing construction. With the aid of the Indian government, the bridge is being built to connect Male, Vilimale', Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi. According to the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure, 38.88 percent of the bridge has reached completion by mid-May. The Male’ to VilliMale’ section of the bridge is scheduled for completion by 31st December 2025 while Male’ to Gulhifalhu is scheduled for completion by 31st March 2026. Meanwhile, Gulhifalhu to Thilafushi is targeted to be completed by 30th September 2026. While 66 percent of the piling work has been completed, 46 percent of the work on pile caps and 48 percent of casting pier columns have been completed. A third, thirty one percent, of the precast deck segments have been cast, with 20 of these segments already erected in Vilimale’.