About 61 per cent of the work has been completed on the Dh2 billion ($544 million) Dubai Water Canal project which links the Business Bay with the Arabian Gulf in a 3-km route passing through the heart of the emirate, said a report.
The project, which boasts new shopping centre, four hotels and 450 restaurants as well as luxury housing and cycling paths, is being developed by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) along with Dubai real estate groups Meydan City Corporation and Meraas.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inspected the progress including the excavation works completed so far and bridges constructed on Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, and Jumeirah Road, stated Emirati news agency Wam.
Upon arrival at the project site near Al Safa Park, Sheikh Mohammed was received by Mattar Al Tayer, the director general and chairman of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) board, Saeed Humaid Al Tayer, Meydan Group chairman and a number of directors and engineers.
He was later briefed by Al Tayer on the progress of the project including the completion of the construction of the northern bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road in the direction from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. The bridge, which extends one kilometre, comprises eight lanes, said the report.
The construction works for the southern bridge in the direction from Dubai to Abu Dhabi will start soon, it added
Al Tayer said the entire construction work will be completed by August next year. Already the work on the bridges at Al Wasl and Jumeirah roads are nearing completion and are expected to be opened by the end of July this year, stated the Wam in its report.
About 52 per cent of the excavation works at the canal has been completed, while the drilling works will be over by the end of this September, it added.
Sheikh Mohammed later reviewed the designs and models of three pedestrian bridges to be constructed on the Dubai Water Canal, along with the design options for a walkway, running track, patios featuring interactive screens, sitting areas overlooking the canal, state-of-the-art innovative lighting, and landscaping works, said the report.
The Dubai ruler also reviewed the designs of smart lighting poles which can be controlled via a smart app.
A total of 37 lighting poles have been installed in the northern bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road extending 899 m, along with lighting fixtures on the footpath extending 271 m, it added.
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