Dubai Creek extension
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Dubai creek is currently undergoing an expansion, the plan involves expanding the current 14 km long Dubai Creek
to 26.2 km, Dubai Creek
will be extended from its original place to Business Bay
to the Persian Gulf
through Safa Park
and Jumeirah
. The project will be carried out in three phases and will be completed by the end of 2010. The Dubai Creek extension canal
will be part of Dubai’s ambitious plan for marine
transport
, as it will be used by private boats, water taxis
and ferries. Some 10 kilometers of the total 12.2 kilometers of the Dubai Creek extension work has already been completed in Business Bay
.
The most critical part of the extension work is the next 2.2 kilometer stretch which will take the creek from Sheikh Zayed Road
back to the sea, Dubai Creek, which starts at the Persian Gulf
near Al Shindagha in Bur Dubai
, is currently 14 kilometers long and naturally ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.Once completed, the final length of the creek will be around 26.2 kilometers with Bur Dubai
becoming an island
within the Dubai Creek ring. The Creek has been the life-line of the city as Dubai
was initially built along the creek. On completion, it will provide a comprehensive marine transport facilities as commuters will be able to use water buses, water taxis and ferries as an alternate mode of transport to beat the traffic on the roads. Dubai creek will be extended by 10 km in Business Bay
and the width of the extended canal will be 100 metres.
The most crucial part of the Dubai Creek extension is from Business Bay
off Sheikh Zayed Road
to the Persian Gulf – are in the final stages, Gulf News has learned. Major diversions on Sheikh Zayed Road
will be in place in few weeks. The bridge
on Shaikh Zayed Road will be 800 metres long with six lanes on each direction. It will be 8.5 metres high to make sailing for marine
transport. A six-lane bridge with three lanes on each direction will also be built on Al Wasl Road next to the Safa Park
and another six-lane bridge with three lanes on each side will be built on Jumeirah Road. The canal will be 100 metres wide. The project involves extension of the Dubai Creek by 2.2 kilometers from Business Bay
to the Persian Gulf
through Safa Park
and Jumeirah
. The estimated cost of Dubai creek extension is USD 275,000,000.
The RTA will also improve the road network along the bridges and the canal. The canal will have roads on both sides. It will have walkways and cycling tracks. Some four pedestrian bridges will also be built over the canal for pedestrians and cyclists. The project also includes landscaping, provision of seating areas, public service areas and more parking spaces near Safa Park.
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two...
to 26.2 km, Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two...
will be extended from its original place to Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
to the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
through Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...
and Jumeirah
Jumeirah
Jumeirah literally means "beautiful." It is a coastal residential area in Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings. It is administratively divided into three neighborhoods titled "Jumeirah 1," Jumeirah 2" and "Jumeirah 3." It has both expensive and large detached...
. The project will be carried out in three phases and will be completed by the end of 2010. The Dubai Creek extension canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
will be part of Dubai’s ambitious plan for marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
, as it will be used by private boats, water taxis
Taxis
A taxis is an innate behavioral response by an organism to a directional stimulus or gradient of stimulus intensity. A taxis differs from a tropism in that the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source ...
and ferries. Some 10 kilometers of the total 12.2 kilometers of the Dubai Creek extension work has already been completed in Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
.
The most critical part of the extension work is the next 2.2 kilometer stretch which will take the creek from Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
back to the sea, Dubai Creek, which starts at the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
near Al Shindagha in Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai is a historic district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name literally translates to Mainland Dubai, a reference to the traditional separation of the Bur Dubai area from Deira by the Dubai Creek...
, is currently 14 kilometers long and naturally ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.Once completed, the final length of the creek will be around 26.2 kilometers with Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai is a historic district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name literally translates to Mainland Dubai, a reference to the traditional separation of the Bur Dubai area from Deira by the Dubai Creek...
becoming an island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
within the Dubai Creek ring. The Creek has been the life-line of the city as Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
was initially built along the creek. On completion, it will provide a comprehensive marine transport facilities as commuters will be able to use water buses, water taxis and ferries as an alternate mode of transport to beat the traffic on the roads. Dubai creek will be extended by 10 km in Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
and the width of the extended canal will be 100 metres.
The most crucial part of the Dubai Creek extension is from Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
off Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
to the Persian Gulf – are in the final stages, Gulf News has learned. Major diversions on Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
will be in place in few weeks. The bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
on Shaikh Zayed Road will be 800 metres long with six lanes on each direction. It will be 8.5 metres high to make sailing for marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
transport. A six-lane bridge with three lanes on each direction will also be built on Al Wasl Road next to the Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...
and another six-lane bridge with three lanes on each side will be built on Jumeirah Road. The canal will be 100 metres wide. The project involves extension of the Dubai Creek by 2.2 kilometers from Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
to the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
through Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...
and Jumeirah
Jumeirah
Jumeirah literally means "beautiful." It is a coastal residential area in Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings. It is administratively divided into three neighborhoods titled "Jumeirah 1," Jumeirah 2" and "Jumeirah 3." It has both expensive and large detached...
. The estimated cost of Dubai creek extension is USD 275,000,000.
The RTA will also improve the road network along the bridges and the canal. The canal will have roads on both sides. It will have walkways and cycling tracks. Some four pedestrian bridges will also be built over the canal for pedestrians and cyclists. The project also includes landscaping, provision of seating areas, public service areas and more parking spaces near Safa Park.