AECOM picked up the prestigious National Transport of the Year Award for the Al Raha Beach Development project at the MEED Quality Awards gala evening held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is one of the highest profile awards events in the Middle East with a large audience from the construction sector attending from every country in the region.

AECOM’s involvement with this luxury 700-hectare (1,729-acre) waterfront development in Abu Dhabi, UAE, included design and construction supervision of land reclamation, a sea wall, roads, bridges, infrastructure and landscaping.

Riad Nashif, AECOM executive vice president, Middle East, and managing director, UAE & Oman said, “We are delighted that the Al Raha Beach Development has been recognized by the MEED judges. Our team created a great place to live, a real testament to AECOM’s reputation as a community builder in the region.”

Image caption: Project team members Julia Smith, Fadhel Abbas and Tom Cunniffe received the award from Ed Sullivan (left of photo), Chairman of MEED.