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Dh4 billion tram project in Dubai approved
The tram project - linking Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates with Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence - will stretch 14 kilometers and have 19 stations.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
- Published: 12:30 April 29, 2008
- Image Credit: Supplied picture
- The 14.5km tram line will run on Al Sufouh Road connecting the Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and Jumeirah Lake Towers.
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the Al Sufooh Tram Project.
The tram project, stretching 14 kilometers, will link Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates with Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence, offering easy transport option for residents, announced Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, on Tuesday.
The Dh4 billion project with 19 stations will make commuting in the new Dubai developments cheap and easy.
The contract for the project has been awarded to a consortium of major international companies.
"The project is set to serve residential and commercial areas spread along the path of the Al Sufouh Tram Project. In the last few years, the area has seen high-class development," said Al Tayer.
The tram will complement the Dubai Metro project that is nearing completion.
Your comments
Pretty good Idea.wondering when would this project would be completed.
Mahmood
Dubai,UAE
Posted: April 29, 2008, 16:06
It is a very good project . If it can be extended everywhere.
Mani
Sharjah,UAE
Posted: April 29, 2008, 15:25
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