Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) today unveiled the urban structure framework plan for the Shahama and Bahia region, known as Shahama and Bahia Revitalisation Master Plan.

Incorporating the guiding principles of Plan Capital 2030, the Shahama and Bahia Revitalisation Master Plan is the first area master plan unveiled by the UPC with an aim to enhance and revitalize, in a sustainable manner, the existing communities while managing immediate and long term growth of this region.

It has been formulated encompassing the feedback from Abu Dhabi Municipality and Department of Transport as well as a series of workshops and meetings with relevant governmental and non-governmental agencies and the inputs garnered from a community event organised in Shahama.

The master-planning area is divided into two separate planning areas; Coastal Bahia located on the coast and Bahia and Shahama intersected by highways. The main components of the plan call for a robust open space framework, a clear neighbourhood retail centres approach, a neighbourhoods and communities revitalisation strategy, and a transportation framework.

Shahama/Bahia is located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The overall planning area consists of an approximately 1,770 hectares and houses almost 27,000 inhabitants, a large population of which is Emirati nationals.

The master plan for Shahama and Bahia provides a long term vision towards the year 2030 and beyond for the expansion of the Shahama area in a controlled and planned manner to ensure that the needs and culture of Emirati people are respected, the environment is protected and enhanced and that the area is well connected to its surroundings.The overall project also encompasses development requirements based on the UPC’s policies and guidelines such as the coastal development guidelines, Urban Street Design Manual, the Public Realm Design Manual and Estidama.

"Our approach towards the formulation of Shahama/Bahia master plan was very meticulous and comprehensive. Detailed site visits to the area, along with several workshops and design sessions with expert planners were organised for the formulation of this plan, which is aligned with the Vision 2030 and is aimed at preserving Abu Dhabi’s national identity, culture and heritage as well as its stature as the Capital of the UAE," said Falah Al Ahbabi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council.

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