Dubai approves bridge link to tourism island

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved plans for a bridge to connect the luxury Bluewaters Island tourism project with the mainland. Dubai's transport authority said the US$136 million construction contract for the bridge, which will have two lanes in each direction and will be 1,400 metres long, will be awarded in the second quarter of this year. Mattar Al Tayer, chairman and executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said: "The new bridge will serve the ne
March 17, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved plans for a bridge to connect the luxury Bluewaters Island tourism project with the mainland.

Dubai's transport authority said the US$136 million construction contract for the bridge, which will have two lanes in each direction and will be 1,400 metres long, will be awarded in the second quarter of this year.

Mattar Al Tayer, chairman and executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said: "The new bridge will serve the needs of the Bluewaters Island.  "The project will be served by a monorail system to lift visitors from the metro station to the festivities area; a footbridge will be constructed to link the luxury island with the waterfront of the Jumeirah Beach Residence, and a cable car to shuttle visitors from and to the entertainment zone.”

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