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Beirut Port Expansion Master Plan

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Beirut Port Expansion Master Plan
About the work

A major detailed master planning study for the expansion of Beirut Port from Beirut River to the West up to Nahr el Mout river to the East involving a gross area of around 1.4 sq Km of which 1.2 sq Km shall be reclaimed from the sea.

The study involved the following major components:

  • Expansion of port facilities so as to incorporate new fuel-tank farm, fuel carrier/tanker docking and traffic management facilities.
  • Expansion of dock # 16 and relocation of existing land-uses.
  • Land-use assignment to relocate and accommodate the following facilities:
  • Existing slaughter facility
  • Public Souk / Market Complex
  • Fishermen Port facilities
  • Solid Waste Treatment facility
  • Military Base of Bay # 1
  • Environmental Improvements including site allocation for Sewage Treatment Plant & the Borj Hammoud dump area and its Management.
  • Physical Master planning of expansion area East of Beirut Port from Nahr Beirut to Nahr El-Mout.
  • Physical Master planning of area south of Beirut Port between Nahr Beirut to the East and El-Quarantina area to the West including the Planned Motorway to the south.