The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development stated today that the first and second segment of Male's Ameenee Magu, which has been undergoing repairs, will be reopened to the public on Sunday.

Asphalting of Segment 2 up until the Hungaanu shop was finished on Monday. This is the area near the shop on the corner of Voice of Maldives' entrance gate. Asphalting of the area from the shop to Dharumavantha Hospital, which is Segment 1, has also been completed.

The ministry said they have decided to reopen the road up until the previously mentioned area on 4th October, Sunday.

The reopening of the road to the public after the repairs will prove to be convenient. Due to the road currently being closed, the bus routes on that road have been stopped.

MTCC was tasked last June with completely removing the asphalt and redoing sections of Ameenee Magu where the paved surface had risen and developed major potholes.

The area from the Voice of Maldives building up to Dharumavantha Hospital was closed for road repairs in late June.

The project to modernize Ameenee Magu, awarded by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's government to RDC, began in July 2022. The final uncompleted section of the project, carried out in phases, was finished and opened in 2024.

Because the asphalt surface had deteriorated severely in various parts of the road, certain sections had to be repaired last year as well. The work to redo the road to modern standards was initiated after the asphalt had risen in various places, posing hazards to motorists for some time.