Dubai Metro expansion for Burj Khalifa station: Daily capacity @ 180,000

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has commended the infrastructure projects being implemented by RTA Dubai as part of its 2030 strategy, in line with the Dubai Strategic Comprehensive Plan 2021, to achieve sustainable development.
 
In the presence of Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the RTA, Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai and a number of directors, the RTA work team demonstrated before Sheikh Mohammed the traffic and transport plan until 2030.
 
Dubai Metro
There is an expansion development plan of the Burj Khalifa station for the Dubai Metro project in light of huge population growth in the Burj area and increase in the number of Metro users, having reached about 6,000 passengers per hour during the month of January.
The capacity of the station is expected to be enhanced approximately to 180,000 passengers daily after the expansion.
 
Internal roads
He was also briefed on the details of the five-year plan of the RTA for 2017-2021 to pave internal roads in 16 residential districts in Dubai city to meet the needs of residents of those districts amid rising instance of urban development and increasing population.

The plan also includes planting and beautifying the roads to protect the environment in line with the strategy to achieve the green economy in the city.
 
Trees will be planted in a number of areas, covering more than 600 hectares, in the first quarter of next year.
 
Jewel Creek
The work team also presented before Sheikh Mohammed, plans about entrances and exits of the Jewel Creek project, which includes the construction of a pedestrian bridge on Baniyas Road and the intersection between Jebel Ali Lehbab and Qudra streets as well as a flyover bridge for bicycles.

Dubai Water Canal
Sheikh Mohammed was also briefed on project designs of shipping docks on the Dubai Water Canal and Commercial Bay, inspired by local marine life.

 
He chose one of the designs that matches local architecture in the region and envisages provision of tinted shades to serve tourists, visitors and users of public transportation.
 
120-metre long pedestrian bridge in JBR
 
Sheikh Mohammed praised the setting up of a 120-metre long pedestrian bridge connecting Al Sufouh and Western streets in the JBR area. It is designed to allow free movement of pedestrians in different directions and will be completed by early 2017.
 
Dubai Airport Road
 
Sheikh Mohammed was also briefed on the development of the Dubai Airport Road through setting up of bridges and tunnels at the intersection of Al Rashidiya and the intersections of Airport Road and Casablanca, Marrakech and Nad Al Hamr streets, in addition to the development of surface intersections and construction of service road with a capacity of three lanes in each direction.
 
Al Tayer said that the project will help increase the capacity of the Airport Road with about 5,000 additional vehicles per hour, and also contribute to raising the level of traffic safety and reducing time on the street, starting from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road until Casablanca street, from 30 minutes to just five minutes.

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