Dubai plans major transportation projects

According to Mattar Al Tayer, chairman and executive director of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the authority is planning at least another 35 mega projects in the future after spending about US$19.8 billion so far in upgrading services in the city. Speaking at InnoTrans 2014 in Berlin, Al Tayer said work was progressing on projects related to Expo 2020. He said these would include the extension of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro, upgrading roads and junctions surrounding and leading to t
September 25, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
According to Mattar Al Tayer, chairman and executive director of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the authority is planning at least another 35 mega projects in the future after spending about US$19.8 billion so far in upgrading services in the city.

Speaking at InnoTrans 2014 in Berlin, Al Tayer said work was progressing on projects related to Expo 2020.

He said these would include the extension of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro, upgrading roads and junctions surrounding and leading to the Expo site, and sourcing 39 additional trains up to 2020 in order to improve passenger services.

The RTA is also planning to expand the bus network to cover 16 new districts, while improving the service in 19 districts by 2020.

The number of mass transit users soared to 446 million riders in 2013, a 300 percent increase compared to 2005.

At the beginning of November, the RTA will start the operation of the initial phase of the Dubai Tram project, which will initially extend for 10 kilometres and include 11 stations.

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