Dubai Canal Effect: Al Shaab School shifted

Around 400 young students of Al Shaab Boys Primary School entered new premises on their first day of school, as their old school has made way for the construction work of Dubai Canal.

The school, providing education from Grades 1-6, is now located at City Walk, in the direction of Al Satwa, said the school management.

Previously, the school was situated in Jumeirah 2 between Al Wasl Road and Jumeirah Road, part of the Dubai Canal route, which will eventually run from Business Bay to the Arabian Sea.

This public elementary school relocated at the end of academic year 2013-14 and the move was coordinated with the concerned authorities, explained the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

“We are very happy with the new location and are ready to welcome all our students in the new school,” said the school management.

The new premise is bigger and more convenient, and more students can be received this year. “Earlier, we used to have 370 students, but now we can accomodate 450 students. We have received many new applications from happy parents.”

The relocation of the school has not led to a fee increase, the management added.

Dubai Canal will be extended from the creek currently ending at Business Bay. Here, it will pass under the 12 lanes of Sheikh Zayed Road, which will be elevated to form a bridge over the new waterway.

The Canal will continue to cross Al Safa Park and flow under Al Wasl Road, where it will enter the Jumeirah community until it reaches Jumeirah Beach Road on the other side.

After one last road crossing, it will merge with the sea at Jumeirah Beach Park.

The quality of water and the density of structures in the area make Jumeirah the right location for the project, the RTA had said in an earlier statement.

“Environmental and marine studies that had been conducted since 2004 revealed the need to find solutions to improve the water quality in Dubai Creek.

The location was selected on the basis of those studies as well as the intention to minimise the number and areas of affected plots,” said Maitha bin Adai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency (TRA) at RTA.

Apart from the school, the affected plot is minimised to the residential block, of which some villas have already been removed years ago, and a handful of villas will be removed this year.

All construction works of the project’s infrastructure including drilling and building bridges is set for completion in 2017.

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