Check list: Dubai New Year’s Eve street closures, best places to watch fireworks and best parties
Last minute information on street closures, best places to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks
Last minute information on street closures, best places to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks and the best New Year’s Eve parties in town:
Traffic plan for Burj Khalifa fireworks
4pm
Al Asayel Street will be closed to traffic and will be used as a path of public transport and VIPs.
6pm
Al Sa’ada Road will be closed, as well as the road from Murooj Rotana leading to the Burj Khalifa area.
Between 6 and 8pm
The Boulevard Street will be closed, depending on the overall situation of traffic.
8pm
The Zabeel intersection in the same street will be closed down. All roads to Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa will be closed from 8pm, 31 December to 12.30 am January 1.
From 10pm
The roundabout leading to Emirates Towers from Al Sa’ada road will be closed.
From 10pm
Burj Khalifa Metro station will be closed.
Watching Fireworks
New Year Eve parties
Watching fireworks in Dubai, Sharjah and Au Dhabi
Viewing areas In Dubai
Near Burj Khalifa:
The Dubai Mall Waterfront
Burj Park, Souk Al Bahar
Burj Plaza, South Bridge Buildings
The Boulevard and the Business Bay area
Other areas in Dubai:
Burj Al Arab
Jumeirah Beach Residence
The Palm Island
Public paths
There are three tracks for the public from nearby metro stations to the Burj Khalifa area.
The first track, from the Burj Khalifa Metro Station, will be 850 meters long
The second one, from the Financial Center Metro Station, is 1550 meters long
The third track, from the Business Bay Metro Station, is 1,500 meters long.
Separate tracks for families, bachelors
There are separate paths for families and people with bookings from the Burj Khalifa and the Business Bay metro stations, said the police chief, while there will be a paths bachelors from the DIFC and Business Bay metro stations.
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