Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the tunnelling work on the Blue Line of the Dubai Metro.
The project, scheduled to open on September 9, 2029, has a budget of Dh20.5 billion to complete what the leader termed “the world’s newest and most beautiful metro”.
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Of the 30km line, 14.5km are above ground, which means 15.5km, a little over half of the Metro line, will be underground.
10,000 employees and engineers racing against time [to complete the Blue Line]
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
With another metro expansion project, Gold Line, announced earlier, “major projects to reshape new Dubai are ongoing,” Sheikh Mohammed said. A whopping Dh34-billion budget was allocated for the Gold Line, which also serves as a connector between Dubai’s Metro network and Etihad Rail.
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Source: Khaleej Times